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Superfluid Black Holes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-01-18 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We present what we believe is the first example of a "λ\lambda-line" phase transition in black hole thermodynamics. This is a line of (continuous) second order phase transitions which in the case of liquid 4^4He marks the onset of superfluidity. The phase transition occurs for a class of asymptotically AdS hairy black holes in Lovelock gravity where a real scalar field is conformally coupled to gravity. We discuss the origin of this phase transition and outline the circumstances under which it (or generalizations of it) could occur.

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@article{arxiv.1609.02564,
  title  = {Superfluid Black Holes},
  author = {Robie A. Hennigar and Robert B. Mann and Erickson Tjoa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.02564},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures

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