Abstract: | We investigate the validity of the generalized second law of gravitational thermodynamics in a non-flat FRW universe containing
the interacting generalized Chaplygin gas with the baryonic matter. The boundary of the universe is assumed to be enclosed
by the dynamical apparent horizon. We show that for the interacting generalized Chaplygin gas as a unified candidate for dark
matter and dark energy, the equation of state parameter can cross the phantom divide. We also present that for the selected
model under thermal equilibrium with the Hawking radiation, the generalized second law is always satisfied throughout the
history of the universe for any spatial curvature, independently of the equation of state of the interacting generalized Chaplygin
gas model. |