Emergent Gravity and the Holographic Principle Towards a Thermodynamic Interpretation of Spacetime
Keywords:
emergent gravity, holographic principle, thermodynamic spacetime, entropy, entanglement, AdS/CFT correspondence, information theory, quantum gravity, black hole thermodynamics, entropic gravityAbstract
This study investigates the convergence of emergent gravity and the holographic principle as a foundation for understanding spacetime through thermodynamic and informational processes. Using a secondary research approach, and quantum information theory. The research highlights that gravity and spacetime are not fundamental entities but emergent phenomena arising from microscopic degrees of freedom governed by entropy and information flow. The Bekenstein–Hawking entropy relation, Jacobson’s thermodynamic derivation of Einstein’s equations, and Verlinde’s concept of entropic gravity collectively demonstrate that spacetime curvature and cosmic dynamics can be interpreted as macroscopic outcomes of statistical mechanics. The holographic principle and AdS/CFT correspondence further support this view by showing that gravitational behavior in higher dimensions can be encoded in lower-dimensional boundary systems. Quantum entanglement studies, particularly the Ryu–Takayanagi formulation, reinforce that spacetime geometry emerges from informational correlations. The research concludes that the universe operates as an informational and thermodynamic system, where gravity and geometry arise naturally from entropy, entanglement, and energy interactions.
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