Inspired by Verlinde’s idea,some modified versions of entropic gravity have been suggested.Extending them in a unified formalism,herein we derive the generalized gravitational equations accordingly.From gravitational...Inspired by Verlinde’s idea,some modified versions of entropic gravity have been suggested.Extending them in a unified formalism,herein we derive the generalized gravitational equations accordingly.From gravitational equations,the energy-momentum conservation law and cosmological equations are investigated.The covariant conservation law of energy-momentum tensor severely constrains viable modifications of entropic gravity.A discrepancy arises when two independent methods are applied to the homogeneous isotropic universe,posing a serious challenge to modified models of entropic gravity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11105053)the Open Research Foundation of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Cosmology(Grant No.11DZ2230700)
文摘Inspired by Verlinde’s idea,some modified versions of entropic gravity have been suggested.Extending them in a unified formalism,herein we derive the generalized gravitational equations accordingly.From gravitational equations,the energy-momentum conservation law and cosmological equations are investigated.The covariant conservation law of energy-momentum tensor severely constrains viable modifications of entropic gravity.A discrepancy arises when two independent methods are applied to the homogeneous isotropic universe,posing a serious challenge to modified models of entropic gravity.
