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| author | Barzi, F. Moumni, H. El Masmar, K. |
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| contents | We show that Jacobson's thermodynamic derivation of Einstein's equations remains valid when local Rindler horizons are treated as finite heat-capacity systems, resolving the unphysical infinite-bath assumption of standard Unruh thermodynamics. The resulting entropy takes the form of Rényi entropy with nonextensivity parameter $λ\sim C^{-1}$, or equivalently, a new "Einstein entropy" that exactly preserves the Einstein equations for all heat capacities. In both cases, the Unruh temperature is modified as \begin{equation*}
T_\text{mod}=\frac{\hbarκ}{2π}\left(1+\frac{S}{C}\right), \end{equation*} establishing a universal link between finite-capacity thermodynamics and nonextensive entropy. We further obtain a corrected scalar Einstein equation with an upper bound on horizon energy flux, pointing to testable signatures in heavy-ion collisions, accelerator spin polarization, and analog gravity experiments. These results reinforce the robustness of the emergent-gravity paradigm and connect spacetime dynamics to generalized entropies of quantum information theory. |
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| spellingShingle | Modified Unruh Thermodynamics in Emergent Gravity: Finite Heat Capacity and Rényi Entropy Barzi, F. Moumni, H. El Masmar, K. High Energy Physics - Theory We show that Jacobson's thermodynamic derivation of Einstein's equations remains valid when local Rindler horizons are treated as finite heat-capacity systems, resolving the unphysical infinite-bath assumption of standard Unruh thermodynamics. The resulting entropy takes the form of Rényi entropy with nonextensivity parameter $λ\sim C^{-1}$, or equivalently, a new "Einstein entropy" that exactly preserves the Einstein equations for all heat capacities. In both cases, the Unruh temperature is modified as \begin{equation*} T_\text{mod}=\frac{\hbarκ}{2π}\left(1+\frac{S}{C}\right), \end{equation*} establishing a universal link between finite-capacity thermodynamics and nonextensive entropy. We further obtain a corrected scalar Einstein equation with an upper bound on horizon energy flux, pointing to testable signatures in heavy-ion collisions, accelerator spin polarization, and analog gravity experiments. These results reinforce the robustness of the emergent-gravity paradigm and connect spacetime dynamics to generalized entropies of quantum information theory. |
| title | Modified Unruh Thermodynamics in Emergent Gravity: Finite Heat Capacity and Rényi Entropy |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03470 |