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Smarr formula for black holes with primary and secondary scalar hair

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-10-13 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In this work, we revisit the thermodynamics of black holes endowed with primary and secondary scalar hair in the shift and Z2{\rm Z}_2 symmetric subclass of beyond Horndeski gravity. Under a specific fine-tuning of the scalar parameter qq in terms of the black hole mass, the singular black-hole solution with primary scalar hair reduces to the regular Bardeen solution featuring secondary scalar hair. We first demonstrate that the traditional thermodynamic approach fails to yield a consistent Smarr formula for both solutions under consideration. To address this issue, we adopt the approach introduced in [Phys..Rev..Lett. 132 (2024) 19, 191401], and we derive both the first law of black hole thermodynamics and the Smarr formula, offering a consistent thermodynamic description for scalar-hairy black holes. As an additional outcome, our analysis reveals a connection between the solutions with primary and secondary scalar hair.

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@article{arxiv.2505.02368,
  title  = {Smarr formula for black holes with primary and secondary scalar hair},
  author = {Yun Soo Myung and Theodoros Nakas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.02368},
  year   = {2025}
}

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