Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Thermodynamics of superstrings

  • Research Articles
  • Published:
General Relativity and Gravitation Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We study the thermal properties and the thermodynamical equilibrium fluctuations of a gas of massive heterotic string excitations at Planck energy scales. The behavior of this system parallels in several ways that of massive Schwarzschild black holes. We briefly comment on its possible influence on primeval entropy generation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Horowitz, G. T. (in press). Lectures given at the International School of Cosmology and Gravitation, Course 9, Ettore Majorana, May 1985.

  2. Bowick, M. J. and Wijewardhana, L. C. R. (1985).Phys. Rev. Lett.,54, 2485.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Bowick, M. J. Wijewardhana, L. C. R. (1986).Gen. Rel. Grav.,18, 59.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Bowick, M. J., Smolin, L., and Wijewardhana, L. C. R. (1986).Phys. Rev. Lett.,56, 424.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Hawking, S. W. (1976).Phys. Rev.,D13, 191.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Callen, H. B. (1960).Thermodynamics (John Wiley & Sons, New York).

    Google Scholar 

  7. Piran, T. and Wald, R. M. (1982).Phys. Lett.,A90, 20.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Gross, D. J., Perry, M. J., and Yaffe, G. L. (1982).Phys. Rev.,D25, 330.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Landsberg, P. T. (1984).J. Stat. Phys.,35, 159.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Landsberg, P. T. and Tranah, D. (1980).Phys. Lett.,A78, 219.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Pavón, D. and Rubí, J. M. (1983).Phys. Lett.,A99, 214.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Mohapatra, R. N., personal communication.

  13. Pavón, D. and Rubí, J. M. (1986).Gen. Rel. Grav.,18, 1245.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Page, D. N. (1976).Phys. Rev.,D13, 198.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. D. Pavón

    Present address: Departamento de Termología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland

    D. Pavón

Authors
  1. D. Pavón
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Pavón, D. Thermodynamics of superstrings. Gen Relat Gravit 19, 375–381 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767278

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767278

Keywords

Search

Navigation