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Zero-point length as a topological protection of black hole regularity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2026-03-04 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We investigate the thermodynamic topology of regular black holes with zero-point length using an extended first law that includes the zero-point length stored in the geometry. By treating the regularization scale l0l_0 as a thermodynamic variable, we analyze the Hessian geometry of the thermodynamic manifold and demonstrate that the vector field ϕ=(T,Ψ)\vec{\phi} = (T, \Psi), where TT is the temperature and Ψ\Psi is the conjugate to l0l_0, never vanishes in the physical parameter space for l0>0l_0 > 0. This implies the absence of Morse critical points and a vanishing winding number (W=0W = 0), indicating topological protection against the formation of naked singularities. Crucially, we show that in the singular limit l00l_0 \to 0, a non-zero winding number (W=1W = 1) emerges, characterizing the Schwarzschild singularity as a topological defect. The conservation of this topological invariant under smooth evolution provides a rigorous topological formulation of the weak cosmic censorship conjecture: the presence of zero-point length not only regularizes the spacetime background but also enforces topological protection against the formation of singularities, preventing black hole-to-naked singularity transitions.

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@article{arxiv.2603.02295,
  title  = {Zero-point length as a topological protection of black hole regularity},
  author = {Ankit Anand and Kimet Jusufi and Cosimo Bambi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.02295},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, 2 figures