Checking the second law at cosmic scales
Narayan Banerjee, Purba Mukherjee, Diego Pavón
Abstract
Abstract Based on recent data about the history of the Hubble factor, it is argued that the second law of thermodynamics holds at the largest scales accessible to observation. This is consistent with previous studies of the same question.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsTheoretical physicsCOSMIC cancer databaseStatistical physicsHubble's lawSecond law of thermodynamicsCosmologyAstrophysicsDark energyThermodynamicsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena