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Generalized First Law and Smarr Formula: Beyond Additivity and Extensivity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-05-04 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The study of black hole thermodynamics becomes a central topic in gravitational physics, where the first law and the Smarr relation establish a deep connection between spacetime geometry and thermodynamic laws. As we know, these relations depend on the entropy; any modification to the entropy arising from quantum gravity or generalized statistical mechanics may impact the basic thermodynamic framework of black holes. In this work, we develop a general framework for deriving the first law of black hole thermodynamics and the associated Smarr relation for generic spherically symmetric spacetime under a wide class of generalized entropy models. In addition, a generalized Ruppeiner thermodynamic geometry is developed to utilize the generalized entropy model, from which the curvature scalar is determined in a general form. To demonstrate this framework, we assume the Resinser-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole and investigate the corresponding extremal and non-extremal phase transition. Interestingly, our analysis reveals that entropy models consistent with the Ab\`{e}-type composition rule result in a vanishing thermodynamic curvature, whereas violations of this rule exhibit curvature divergences, suggesting a geometric test for the consistency of generalized entropy models.

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@article{arxiv.2605.00381,
  title  = {Generalized First Law and Smarr Formula: Beyond Additivity and Extensivity},
  author = {Usman Zafar and Krishnakanta Bhattacharya and Kazuharu Bamba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.00381},
  year   = {2026}
}

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15 pages