Statistical mechanics of the vacuum
arXiv:1112.1583 · doi:10.1142/S0217984912500601
Abstract
The vacuum is full of virtual particles which exist for short moments of time. In this paper we construct a chaotic model of vacuum fluctuations associated with a fundamental entropic field that generates an arrow of time. The dynamics can be physically interpreted in terms of fluctuating virtual momenta. This model leads to a generalized statistical mechanics that distinguishes fundamental constants of nature.
17 pages, 1 figure. Replaced by final version to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. B. Conclusion extended, some further references added
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