Abstract
The dynamics of particle, event, and apparent horizons in Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker space are discussed. The apparent horizon is trapping when the Ricci curvature is positive. This simple criterion coincides with the condition for the Kodama-Hayward apparent horizon temperature to be positive and also discriminates between the timelike and spacelike character of the apparent horizon. We discuss also the entropy of apparent cosmological horizons in extended theories of gravity and we use the generalized 2nd law to discard an exact solution of Brans-Dicke gravity as unphysical.
- Received 24 May 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024003
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