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Thermodynamics of horizons: de Sitter black holes and reentrant phase transitions

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In this paper we propose a straightforward method for understanding the thermodynamics of black holes in de Sitter space, one that will allow us to study these black holes in a way that is analogous to the anti-de Sitter case. As per usual, we formulate separate thermodynamic first laws for each horizon present in the spacetime, and study their thermodynamics as if they were independent systems characterized by their own temperature. That these systems are not entirely independent and various thermodynamic quantities in them are in fact "correlated" is reflected by the fact that their thermodynamics can be captured by a single Gibbs free energy-like thermodynamic potential. This quantity contains information about possible phase transitions in the system and allows us to uncover a rich phase structure for de Sitter black holes. In particular, we discover reentrant phase transitions for Kerr-dS black holes in six dimensions, a phenomenon recently observed for their six dimensional AdS cousins.

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The Role of the Volume in Black Hole Thermodynamics

gr-qc · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

Adapting Barnich-Compère conserved charges, the first law requires unvarying components for both the Killing vector and AdS background (true for E's ξ but not F's β), while V_C enters the β-Smarr relation due to simplifications from the principal conformal Killing-Yano tensor.

Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda

hep-th · 2016-08-22 · accept · novelty 3.0

Treating the cosmological constant as pressure in black hole thermodynamics yields an extended dictionary with enthalpy, thermodynamic volume, and chemical-like phase transitions including Van der Waals behavior, reentrant transitions, and triple points.

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  • Quasi-normal modes as probes of black hole reentrant phase transitions gr-qc · 2026-06-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 31 · internal anchor

    Quasi-normal modes are computed via the shooting method and shown to distinguish reentrant large-small-large phase transitions in nonlinear charged AdS black holes.

  • The Role of the Volume in Black Hole Thermodynamics gr-qc · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 96 · internal anchor

    Adapting Barnich-Compère conserved charges, the first law requires unvarying components for both the Killing vector and AdS background (true for E's ξ but not F's β), while V_C enters the β-Smarr relation due to simplifications from the principal conformal Killing-Yano tensor.

  • Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda hep-th · 2016-08-22 · accept · none · ref 245 · internal anchor

    Treating the cosmological constant as pressure in black hole thermodynamics yields an extended dictionary with enthalpy, thermodynamic volume, and chemical-like phase transitions including Van der Waals behavior, reentrant transitions, and triple points.