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Einstein's Equations from the Stretched Future Light Cone

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We define the stretched future light cone, a timelike hypersurface composed of the worldlines of radially accelerating observers with constant and uniform proper acceleration. By attributing temperature and entropy to this hypersurface, we derive Einstein's equations from the Clausius relation. Moreover, we show that the gravitational equations of motion for a broad class of diffeomorphism-invariant theories of gravity can be obtained from thermodynamics on the stretched future light cone, provided the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy is replaced by the Wald entropy.

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hep-th 2

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2026 1 2025 1

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UNVERDICTED 2

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Modular theory and affine representations on the Rindler horizon

hep-th · 2026-05-31 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Affine group symmetries on the light ray, with dilations implementing modular flow, provide the minimal structure for thermality on the Rindler horizon via the Mellin transform bridge between Minkowski and Rindler modes.

Semi-classical spacetime thermodynamics

hep-th · 2025-09-05 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Derives semi-classical gravity from thermodynamics of stretched light cones in 2D dilaton gravity with explicit conformal anomaly backreaction and shows equations of motion follow from dynamical Wald entropy in Brans-Dicke theories.

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  • Modular theory and affine representations on the Rindler horizon hep-th · 2026-05-31 · unverdicted · none · ref 10 · internal anchor

    Affine group symmetries on the light ray, with dilations implementing modular flow, provide the minimal structure for thermality on the Rindler horizon via the Mellin transform bridge between Minkowski and Rindler modes.

  • Semi-classical spacetime thermodynamics hep-th · 2025-09-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 14 · internal anchor

    Derives semi-classical gravity from thermodynamics of stretched light cones in 2D dilaton gravity with explicit conformal anomaly backreaction and shows equations of motion follow from dynamical Wald entropy in Brans-Dicke theories.