A thermodynamic approach to gravity could explain cosmic acceleration without dark energy
phys.org
What if gravity isn't a fundamental force at all, but a thermodynamic side effect — and that reframe alone explains why the universe is accelerating?
Entropic GravityThermodynamicsGeneral RelativityEmergent Phenomena
Theory Briefing
- Einstein's general relativity treats gravity as a fundamental force, but a thermodynamic approach reframes it as an emergent phenomenon arising from deeper statistical physics.
- The thermodynamic model could account for the universe's accelerating expansion without invoking dark energy, a mysterious substance that has never been directly detected.
- If gravity emerges from thermodynamics rather than being fundamental, it would require rethinking the foundations of cosmology and what drives large-scale cosmic structure.