3.I.10E3 . \mathrm{I} . 10 \mathrm{E} \quad

Cosmology | Part II, 2008

The energy density ϵ\epsilon and pressure PP of photons in the early universe is given by

ϵ=4σcT4,P=13ϵ,\epsilon=\frac{4 \sigma}{c} T^{4}, \quad P=\frac{1}{3} \epsilon,

where σ\sigma is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant. By using the first law of thermodynamics dE=TdSPdV+μdNd E=T d S-P d V+\mu d N, deduce that the entropy differential dSd S can be expressed in the form

dS=16σ3cd(T3V)d S=\frac{16 \sigma}{3 c} d\left(T^{3} V\right)

With the third law, show that the entropy density is given by s=(16σ/3c)T3s=(16 \sigma / 3 c) T^{3}.

While particle interaction rates Γ\Gamma remain much greater than the Hubble parameter HH, justify why entropy will be conserved during the expansion of the universe. Hence, in the early universe (radiation domination) show that the temperature Ta1T \propto a^{-1} where a(t)a(t) is the scale factor of the universe, and show that the Hubble parameter HT2H \propto T^{2}.

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