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Phys. Rev. D 71, 107501 (2005) [4 pages]

New thought experiment to test the generalized second law of thermodynamics

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George E. A. Matsas* and André R. Rocha da Silva
Instituto de Física Teórica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Received 5 May 2005; published 31 May 2005

We propose an extension of the original thought experiment proposed by Geroch, which sparked much of the actual debate and interest on black hole thermodynamics, and show that the generalized second law of thermodynamics is in compliance with it.

© 2005 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.107501
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.71.107501
PACS:
04.70.Dy, 04.62.+v

*Electronic address: matsas@ift.unesp.br

Electronic address: dasilva@ift.unesp.br