Publication Type |
Manuscript |
School or College |
College of Science |
Department |
Physics |
Creator |
Wu, Yong-Shi |
Other Author |
Lin, Feng-Li |
Title |
Near-horizon Virasoro symmetry and the entropy of de Sitter space in any dimension |
Date |
1999-05 |
Description |
De Sitter spacetime is known to have a cosmological horizon that enjoys thermodynamic-like properties similar to those of a black hole horizon. In this note we show that a universal argument can be given for the entropy of de Sitter spacetime in arbitrary dimensions, by generalizing a recent near horizon symmetry plus conformal field theory argument of Carlip for black hole entropy. The implications of this argument are also discussed. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
Elsevier |
Journal Title |
Physics Letters B |
Volume |
453 |
Issue |
3-4 |
First Page |
222 |
Last Page |
228 |
DOI |
10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00340-8 |
citatation_issn |
3702693 |
Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Lin, F.-L., & Wu, Y.-S. (1999). Near-horizon Virasoro symmetry and the entropy of de Sitter space in any dimension. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 453(3-4), 1-13. |
Rights Management |
(c) Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00340-8 |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Format Extent |
705,519 bytes |
Identifier |
ir-main,9445 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x06rns |
Setname |
ir_uspace |
ID |
707271 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x06rns |