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Higher derivative contributions to black hole thermodynamics at NNLO

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-06-27 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In an effective theory of gravity, thermodynamic quantities of black holes receive corrections from the infinite series of higher derivative terms. At the next to leading order, these can be obtained by using only the leading order solution. In this paper, we push forward this property to the next to next to leading order. We propose a formula which yields the Euclidean action of asymptotically flat black holes at the next to next to leading order using only the solution up to and including the next to leading order. Other conserved quantities are derived from the Euclidean action via standard thermodynamic relation. We verify our formula in examples of DD-dimensional pure gravity and Einstein-Maxwell theory extended by 4- and 6-derivative terms. Based on our formula, we also prove that for asymptotically flat black holes, the physical quantities are invariant under field redefinitions.

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@article{arxiv.2304.08527,
  title  = {Higher derivative contributions to black hole thermodynamics at NNLO},
  author = {Liang Ma and Yi Pang and H. Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.08527},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Latex, 40 pages with 17-page appendices, references added