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Varying Newton constant, entropy and the black hole evaporation law

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-03-02 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In Einstein equations we represent the energy-momentum tensor as the one (TμνT^{\mu\nu} ) of a fluid plus the cosmological term. We consider time-dependent Newton ``constant" GG, the cosmological term Λ\Lambda and non-conserved TμνT^{\mu\nu}. The Bianchi identity imposes a relation between the energy-momentum (non)conservation and the variation of GG and Λ\Lambda. The covariant divergence μTμν\nabla_{\mu}T^{\mu\nu} can be related to the first law of thermodynamics. For compact systems of mass MM from the Bianchi identity we obtain a power-law relation GMγG\simeq M^{-\gamma} with γ\gamma depending on pressure or entropy. We discuss radiation and a mass loss described by the Stefan-Boltzmann law. In this formula we insert an expression for the black hole area and its temperature TT. The Bianchi identity together with a formula for temperature and entropy SS determines the index γ\gamma in the relation between the Newton constant GG and the mass MM. If the entropy SS is defined by the equation dS=T1dMdS=T^{-1}dM then γ=1\gamma=1 (the same as for zero pressure). If the formula of Bekenstein-Hawking entropy holds true for time-dependent GG then γ=23\gamma=\frac{2}{3}. We discuss consequences for the evaporation law of some modified expressions for the entropy appearing in effective models of gravity resulting from an interaction with matter fields. In particular, γ=1\gamma=1 leads to a constant evaporation temperature whereas γ>1\gamma>1 to a decreasing temperature and luminosity.

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@article{arxiv.2601.17162,
  title  = {Varying Newton constant, entropy and the black hole evaporation law},
  author = {Julia Haba and Zbigniew Haba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.17162},
  year   = {2026}
}

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18 pages, substantially changed and extended version