Theodore A. "Ted" Jacobson (born November 27, 1954) is an American
theoretical physicist. He is known for his work on the connection between gravity and thermodynamics. In particular, in 1995 Jacobson proved that the Einstein field equations describing relativistic gravity can be derived from thermodynamic considerations.
[Ted Jacobson, "Thermodynamics of Spacetime: The Einstein Equation of State", '' Physical Review Letters'', Vol. 75, Issue 7 (August 14, 1995), pp. 1260-1263, , . Also at , April 4, 1995. Also availabl]
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Jacobson is professor of physics at the
University of Maryland's
Center for Fundamental Physics. His current research focuses on the
dark energy problem and
cosmic expansion.
[Bob Swarup]
"Much Ado About Nothing: Does the vacuum regenerate itself to fill the gaps as spacetime is pulled apart? Could a growing vacuum explain dark energy?"
''FQXi Community'' ( Foundational Questions Institute), May 8, 2009.["Ted Jacobson"](_blank)
'' ScientificCommons''. A list of Jacobson's recent publications.
See also
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Entropic gravity
References
External links
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Smithsonian/
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS
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''Ted Jacobson's Home Page''at the University of Maryland.
Marco Frasca"Ted Jacobson's deep understanding"
''The Gauge Connection'', March 5, 2009.
1954 births
Living people
21st-century American physicists
University of Maryland, College Park faculty
Theoretical physicists
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