Gravitation, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Theory
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Information".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 84
Special Issue Editors
Interests: relativistic quantum information; QFT in curved spacetime; gravitation; open quantum systems; quantum thermodynamics
Interests: quantum foundations; relativistic quantum information; black hole thermodynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The discoveries of Hawking radiation and the Unruh effect have demonstrated that horizons, whether associated with black holes or accelerated observers, possess intrinsic thermodynamic properties, representing probably the most groundbreaking results in quantum field theory in curved spacetime over the past decades. These developments have led to the formulation of black hole thermodynamics, the proposal of emergent spacetime models, and the suggestion that gravity itself may have a thermodynamic origin. These insights reveal deep connections between the fundamental theories of modern physics: thermodynamics, relativity, and quantum theory.
This Special Issue aims to advance understanding of this interplay by fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue and highlighting new conceptual and mathematical developments. We invite contributions investigating, but not limited to, gravitational and horizon thermodynamics, stochastic thermodynamics and fluctuation theorems in curved spacetime backgrounds, thermodynamics and information in quantum field theory, the use of Unruh–DeWitt detector models to probe thermality, analogue gravity, and quantum information aspects such as entanglement and decoherence in gravitational settings. We welcome original research articles that offer novel perspectives of the implications of quantum relativistic and gravitational effects on thermodynamic processes.
Dr. Dimitris Moustos
Dr. Charis Anastopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- QFT in curved spacetime
- spacetime thermodynamics
- black hole thermodynamics
- stochastic gravity
- stochastic thermodynamics
- dissipation, noise, fluctuations
- decoherence
- entanglement
- nonequilibrium QFT
- analogue gravity
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