Entropic corrections to Friedmann equations

Ahmad Sheykhi
Phys. Rev. D 81, 104011 – Published 5 May 2010

Abstract

Recently, Verlinde discussed that gravity can be understood as an entropic force caused by changes in the information associated with the positions of material bodies. In Verlinde’s argument, the area law of the black hole entropy plays a crucial role. However, the entropy-area relation can be modified from the inclusion of quantum effects, motivated from the loop quantum gravity. In this note, by employing this modified entropy-area relation, we derive corrections to Newton’s law of gravitation as well as modified Friedmann equations by adopting the viewpoint that gravity can be emerged as an entropic force. Our study further supports the universality of the log correction and provides a strong consistency check on Verlinde’s model.

  • Received 7 April 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.81.104011

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Ahmad Sheykhi*

  • Department of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University, P.O. Box 76175, Kerman, Iran
  • Research Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics of Maragha (RIAAM), Maragha, Iran

  • *sheykhi@mail.uk.ac.ir

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Vol. 81, Iss. 10 — 15 May 2010

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