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Quantum statistical treatment of Verlinde's conjecture in a Tsallis framework

Authors :
Plastino, A.
Rocca, M. C.
Source :
Physica A Vol 517 (2019) 0-7
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Verlinde has recently conjectured, via a Beckenstein-like thought experiment, that gravitation, instead of being an elementary force, is an emergent entropic one. This rather surprising conjecture was actually proved in [Physica A {\bf 505} (2018) 190], in a strictly classical statistical mechanics' environment. In this Communication, we work in a quantum statistical context to consider the conjecture in the case of bosons/fermions, in a Tsallis' framework. We prove that Tsallis' entropy is the operating potential energy in this quantum treatment, something that does not happen in the case of Boltzmann-Gibbs' entropy. \color{red} In the classical limit, we show that the emergent force has a Newtonian dependence with the distance.<br />Comment: 16 pages, no figures

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics - General Physics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Physica A Vol 517 (2019) 0-7
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1812.07984
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2018.10.056