Thermodynamics of Accelerating Black Holes

Appels, Michael; Gregory, Ruth; Kubizňák, David

Abstract

We address a long-standing problem of describing the thermodynamics of a charged accelerating black hole. We derive a standard first law of black hole thermodynamics, with the usual identification of entropy proportional to the area of the event horizon -- even though the event horizon contains a conical singularity. This result not only extends the applicability of black hole thermodynamics to realms previously not anticipated, it also opens a possibility for studying novel properties of an important class of exact radiative solutions of Einstein equations describing accelerated objects. We discuss the thermodynamic volume, stability and phase structure of these black holes.

Citation

Appels, M., Gregory, R., & Kubizňák, D. (2016). Thermodynamics of Accelerating Black Holes. Physical Review Letters, 117(13), Article 131303. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.131303

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 25, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Publication Date: Sep 21, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 8, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 27, 2016
• Journal: Physical Review Letters
• Print ISSN: 0031-9007
• Electronic ISSN: 1079-7114
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 117
• Issue: 13
• Article Number: 131303
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.131303
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1405236