2008/04/30 by Ted Jacobson, Aron C. Wall · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Black hole thermodynamics #Classical mechanics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Entropy (arrow of time) #Geometry #Laws of thermodynamics #Lorentz transformation #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Non-equilibrium thermodynamics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Physics #Second law of thermodynamics #Symmetry (geometry) #Theoretical physics #Thermodynamics #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10701-010-9423-5
published as Found.Phys.40:1076-1080,2010 · 4 pages; v2: Version to appear in Foundations of Physics. Potential counterexamples addressed, argument given applying to LV theories where all speeds (or horizons) coincide, and editing for clarity
arxiv created 2010/02/04 · openalex publication_date 2010/02/05 · arxiv updated 2014/11/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Recent developments point to a breakdown in the generalized second law of thermodynamics for theories with Lorentz symmetry violation. It appears possible to construct a perpetual motion machine of the second kind in such theories, using a black hole to catalyze the conversion of heat to work. Here we describe and extend the arguments leading to that conclusion. We suggest the inference that local Lorentz symmetry may be an emergent property of the macroscopic world with origins in a microscopic second law of causal horizon thermodynamics.