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Ensemble Dependent Holographic Phase Transitions in 4$D$ Dyonic AdS Black Holes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-01-21 v7 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

This work studies the holographic thermodynamics of 4D4D dyonic Anti--de Sitter black holes within the AdS/CFT correspondence. By allowing variations of the cosmological constant Λ\Lambda and Newton's constant GNG_N, the gravitational thermodynamics is extended to include the CFT central charge CC and its conjugate chemical potential μ\mu, together with the standard thermodynamic pair (T,S)(T,S). A further conjugate pair (p,V)(p,\mathcal{V}), interpreted as the CFT pressure and volume, is also introduced. The presence of both electric and magnetic charges, described by (Φ~e,Q~e)(\tilde{\Phi}_e,\tilde{Q}_e) and (Φ~m,Q~m)(\tilde{\Phi}_m,\tilde{Q}_m), leads to a significantly enriched phase structure. A systematic analysis of all sixteen thermodynamic ensembles reveals a strong dependence of phase behavior on ensemble choice. In the ensembles (Q~m,Φ~e,V,C)(\tilde{Q}_m,\tilde{\Phi}_e,\mathcal{V},C) and (Q~e,Φ~m,V,C)(\tilde{Q}_e,\tilde{\Phi}_m,\mathcal{V},C), the system exhibits Van der Waals transitions, superfluid λ\lambda transitions, and Davies criticality, while the ensemble (Q~m,Q~e,V,C)(\tilde{Q}_m,\tilde{Q}_e,\mathcal{V},C) supports similar transitions except for the Davies transitions. When the chemical potential μ\mu is fixed, only Davies--type transitions occur. Ensembles involving the CFT pressure pp show no critical behavior, although Davies transitions persist. Notably, the ensemble (Φ~m,Φ~e,V,C)(\tilde{\Phi}_m,\tilde{\Phi}_e,\mathcal{V},C) uniquely displays a confined/deconfined transition alongside Davies criticality. These results highlight the crucial role of dyonic charges and CFT variables in shaping holographic phase transitions.

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@article{arxiv.2407.11058,
  title  = {Ensemble Dependent Holographic Phase Transitions in 4$D$ Dyonic AdS Black Holes},
  author = {Abhishek Baruah and Prabwal Phukon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.11058},
  year   = {2026}
}

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31 pages, 52 figures