Cosmological horizons and entropy

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Abstract

An analogue of Hawking's black hole area theorem (1975) is proved for Friedmann-type cosmological models with event horizons. The generalised second law of thermodynamics is investigated in cases where the horizon shrinks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number013
Pages (from-to)1349-1355
Number of pages7
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume5
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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