Thermodynamics of Accelerating Black Holes

Appels, Michael; Gregory, Ruth; Kubizňák, David

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.117.131303

Thermodynamics of Accelerating Black Holes

Appels, Michael; Gregory, Ruth; Kubizňák, David

Authors

Michael Appels

Ruth Gregory

David Kubizňák

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

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