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Thermodynamics of rotating black holes and black rings: phase transitions and thermodynamic volume

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In this review we summarize, expand, and set in context recent developments on the thermodynamics of black holes in extended phase space, where the cosmological constant is interpreted as thermodynamic pressure and treated as a thermodynamic variable in its own right. We specifically consider the thermodynamics of higher-dimensional rotating asymptotically flat and AdS black holes and black rings in a canonical (fixed angular momentum) ensemble. We plot the associated thermodynamic potential-the Gibbs free energy-and study its behaviour to uncover possible thermodynamic phase transitions in these black hole spacetimes. We show that the multiply-rotating Kerr-AdS black holes exhibit a rich set of interesting thermodynamic phenomena analogous to the "every day thermodynamics" of simple substances, such as reentrant phase transitions of multicomponent liquids, multiple first-order solid/liquid/gas phase transitions, and liquid/gas phase transitions of the Van der Waals type. Furthermore, the reentrant phase transitions also occur for multiply-spinning asymptotically flat Myers-Perry black holes. The thermodynamic volume, a quantity conjugate to the thermodynamic pressure, is studied for AdS black rings and demonstrated to satisfy the reverse isoperimetric inequality; this provides a first example of calculation confirming the validity of isoperimetric inequality conjecture for a black hole with non-spherical horizon topology. The equation of state P=P(V,T) is studied for various black holes both numerically and analytically-in the ultraspinning and slow rotation regimes.

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The Role of the Volume in Black Hole Thermodynamics

gr-qc · 2026-06-29 · conditional · novelty 5.0

Conserved charges built from a Kerr-Schild background show the first law requires the Killing vector and AdS background to be held fixed, explaining why the rotating-frame energy F fails while E works, and why the geometric volume appears in the β Smarr relation.

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.

Topology of black hole thermodynamics: A brief review

gr-qc · 2026-04-28 · unverdicted · novelty 2.0

Topological numbers categorize black hole systems into universality classes based on thermodynamic behavior, with calculations for critical points and phase transitions.

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  • Novel thermodynamic inequality for rotating AdS black holes gr-qc · 2025-12-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 13 · internal anchor

    A new thermodynamic inequality 4πJ²/(3MV) < 1 is derived for rotating AdS black holes to prevent naked singularities and uphold cosmic censorship.

  • Electrically Charged Distorted Black Holes: Thermodynamics, Particle Dynamics, and Quasinormal Signatures gr-qc · 2026-06-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 52 · internal anchor

    Constructs charged distorted black hole metric via Harrison transformation and analyzes thermodynamics, geodesics, shadow, and quasinormal modes.

  • The Role of the Volume in Black Hole Thermodynamics gr-qc · 2026-06-29 · conditional · none · ref 4 · internal anchor

    Conserved charges built from a Kerr-Schild background show the first law requires the Killing vector and AdS background to be held fixed, explaining why the rotating-frame energy F fails while E works, and why the geometric volume appears in the β Smarr relation.

  • Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda hep-th · 2016-08-22 · accept · none · ref 27 · 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.

  • Topology of black hole thermodynamics: A brief review gr-qc · 2026-04-28 · unverdicted · none · ref 16

    Topological numbers categorize black hole systems into universality classes based on thermodynamic behavior, with calculations for critical points and phase transitions.