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A Second Law for Higher Curvature Gravity

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The Second Law of black hole thermodynamics is shown to hold for arbitrarily complicated theories of higher curvature gravity, so long as we allow only linearized perturbations to stationary black holes. Some ambiguities in Wald's Noether charge method are resolved. The increasing quantity turns out to be the same as the holographic entanglement entropy calculated by Dong. It is suggested that only the linearization of the higher-curvature Second Law is important, when consistently truncating a UV-complete quantum gravity theory.

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hep-th 4 gr-qc 2

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2026 3 2025 3

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Trapped Surface as a Cosmic Censor

gr-qc · 2026-06-11 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A trapped-surface criterion, derived under null convergence and generic conditions, rules out superextremal Reissner-Nordström, Kerr-Newman, and related final states in overcharging thought experiments without using asymptotic charges.

Covariant phase space and the semi-classical Einstein equation

hep-th · 2025-10-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

A semi-classical symplectic two-form is defined as the sum of the gravitational symplectic form and the Berry curvature of the quantum matter state; it is shown to be independent of the Cauchy slice and to satisfy a quantum generalization of the Hollands-Iyer-Wald identity.

Entanglement Entropy and Thermodynamics of Dynamical Black Holes

hep-th · 2025-09-06 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

In f(R) theories, the replica-method gravitational entropy computed on the apparent horizon matches the Hollands-Wald-Zhang dynamical black hole entropy and satisfies the first law, while the event horizon does not; this lets the generalized second law be reinterpreted as matter entanglement across

Semi-classical spacetime thermodynamics

hep-th · 2025-09-05 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Derives semi-classical gravity from thermodynamics of stretched light cones in 2D dilaton gravity with explicit conformal anomaly backreaction and shows equations of motion follow from dynamical Wald entropy in Brans-Dicke theories.

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  • Trapped Surface as a Cosmic Censor gr-qc · 2026-06-11 · unverdicted · none · ref 80 · internal anchor

    A trapped-surface criterion, derived under null convergence and generic conditions, rules out superextremal Reissner-Nordström, Kerr-Newman, and related final states in overcharging thought experiments without using asymptotic charges.

  • Covariant phase space and the semi-classical Einstein equation hep-th · 2025-10-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 8 · internal anchor

    A semi-classical symplectic two-form is defined as the sum of the gravitational symplectic form and the Berry curvature of the quantum matter state; it is shown to be independent of the Cauchy slice and to satisfy a quantum generalization of the Hollands-Iyer-Wald identity.

  • Covariant phase space approach to noncommutativity in tensile and tensionless open strings hep-th · 2026-04-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 37

    Covariant phase space analysis shows tensionless open strings in constant Kalb-Ramond background have purely boundary-supported phase space with noncommutative endpoint coordinates, recovering Seiberg-Witten noncommutativity for tensile strings and unifying both cases.

  • Entanglement Entropy and Thermodynamics of Dynamical Black Holes hep-th · 2025-09-06 · unverdicted · none · ref 38 · internal anchor

    In f(R) theories, the replica-method gravitational entropy computed on the apparent horizon matches the Hollands-Wald-Zhang dynamical black hole entropy and satisfies the first law, while the event horizon does not; this lets the generalized second law be reinterpreted as matter entanglement across

  • Semi-classical spacetime thermodynamics hep-th · 2025-09-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 68 · internal anchor

    Derives semi-classical gravity from thermodynamics of stretched light cones in 2D dilaton gravity with explicit conformal anomaly backreaction and shows equations of motion follow from dynamical Wald entropy in Brans-Dicke theories.

  • The entropy of black hole under second-order deviation from equilibrium gr-qc · 2026-06-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 17 · 2 links · internal anchor

    The entropy of a dynamical black hole equals the area of its apparent horizon at second order in perturbations when the null energy condition holds.