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Thermodynamic Metrics and Black Hole Physics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-10-30 v2

Abstract

We give a brief survey of thermodynamic metrics, in particular the Hessian of the entropy function, and how they apply to black hole thermodynamics. We then provide a detailed discussion of the Gibbs surface of Kerr black holes. In particular we analyze its global properties, and extend it to take the entropy of the inner horizon into account. A brief discussion of Kerr-Newman black holes is included.

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@article{arxiv.1507.06097,
  title  = {Thermodynamic Metrics and Black Hole Physics},
  author = {Jan Åman and Ingemar Bengtsson and Narit Pidokrajt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.06097},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

21 pages, new figures added

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