Surface tension, hydrophobicity, and black holes: The entropic connection

Abstract

Recent calculations have shown that the linear proportionality between black hole entropy and area can be explained by performing a density matrix calculation for a massless free field theory. By applying the same formalism to an empirical fluid ``field theory,'' entropic quantities such as surface tension can be calculated in a novel fashion. Good agreement with experiment is obtained for a number of liquids. This approach may lead to a practical new technique for the evaluation of thermodynamic quantities important entropic components. Implications for the protein folding problem are discussed.

18 pages, plain LATEX, to appear in Physical Review E

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