Thermodynamics and Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi void models
arXiv:1406.0563 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.123007
Abstract
It has been argued in the literature that in order to make a matter dominated Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker universe compatible with the generalized second law of thermodynamics, one must invoke dark energy, or modified gravity. In the present article we investigate if in a similar spirit, inhomogeneous cosmological models can be motivated on thermodynamic grounds. We examine a particular minimal void Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi inhomogeneous model which agrees well with observations. While on the one hand we find that the entropy associated with the apparent horizon is not well-behaved thermodynamically, on the other hand the canonical Weyl curvature entropy shows satisfactory thermodynamic behavior. We suggest that evolution of canonical Weyl curvature entropy might be a useful way to evaluate the thermodynamic viability of inhomogeneous cosmologies.
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