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arxiv: 2512.24893 · v2 · submitted 2025-12-31 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-ph· hep-th

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Interior structure of black holes with nonlinear terms

Zi-Qiang Zhao , Zhang-Yu Nie , Xing-Kun Zhang , Yu-Sen An , Jing-Fei Zhang , Xin Zhang
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keywords hairy black holesKasner exponentholographic superfluidnonlinear termscritical pointperiodicityinterior structure
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Nonlinear coefficient λ controls the periodicity of Kasner exponent oscillations inside black holes

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The paper studies how the Kasner exponent p_t oscillates near the critical point of hairy black holes that are dual to holographic superfluids. It identifies an inverse periodicity expressed as a function of the temperature ratio below the critical temperature. Adding a fourth-power term with adjustable coefficient λ shows that this λ stretches the oscillatory region when positive and compresses it when negative. The work demonstrates that nonlinear terms can extend their influence into the interior dynamics of the black hole.

Core claim

We introduce a fourth-power term with coefficient λ and show that λ provides accurate control of the inverse periodicity f(T_c/(T_c-T)) in the Kasner exponent p_t near the critical point, stretching the region for positive λ and compressing it for negative λ, whereas the coefficient τ mainly affects behavior farther from the critical point. This extends active control of nonlinear terms into the black hole interior.

What carries the argument

The fourth-power nonlinear term with coefficient λ, which tunes the width of the oscillatory region in the Kasner exponent p_t near the critical temperature.

If this is right

  • The width of the oscillatory region in p_t can be tuned by the sign and magnitude of λ.
  • The coefficient τ exerts its main influence on the Kasner exponent away from the critical point.
  • Nonlinear terms from the potential extend their control into the black hole interior region.
  • This approach yields a new perspective on the dynamical structure inside black holes.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar nonlinear adjustments could be tested in other holographic models to check whether interior periodicity control generalizes beyond this setup.
  • The mechanism might allow boundary parameters to influence interior observables in a broader range of dual gravitational systems.
  • Numerical stability checks for large |λ| would clarify the practical range over which the control remains reliable.

Load-bearing premise

The added higher-order nonlinear terms preserve the validity of the holographic duality and the numerical solutions remain stable without artifacts near the critical point.

What would settle it

Numerical computation of the Kasner exponent p_t for several positive and negative values of λ that shows no corresponding stretch or compression of the periodic region near the critical temperature.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2512.24893 by Jing-Fei Zhang, Xing-Kun Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yu-Sen An, Zhang-Yu Nie, Zi-Qiang Zhao.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: The dependence of the condensates on the nonlin [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: The Josephson oscillations behavior for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: The Kasner exponents [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: The relationship between periodical length [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_5.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We investigate the oscillation of the Kasner exponent $p_t$ near critical point of the hairy black holes dual to holographic superfluid and reveal a clear inverse periodicity $f(T_c/(T_c-T))$ in a large region below the critical temperature. We first introduce the fourth-power term with a coefficient $\lambda$ to adjust the oscillatory behavior of the Kasner exponent $p_t$ near the critical point. Importantly, we show that the nonlinear coefficient $\lambda$ provides accurate control of this periodicity: a positive $\lambda$ stretches the region, while a negative $\lambda$ compresses it. By contrast, the influence of another coefficient $\tau$ is more concentrated in regions away from the critical point. This work provides a new perspective for understanding the complex dynamical structure inside black holes and extends the actively control from the fourth- and sixth-power term into the black hole interior region.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript examines the interior dynamics of hairy black holes dual to holographic superfluids by incorporating nonlinear terms in the scalar potential, specifically a fourth-power term with coefficient λ and a sixth-power term with coefficient τ. Through numerical solutions, it reports that the Kasner exponent p_t exhibits an inverse periodicity f(T_c/(T_c - T)) in a large region below the critical temperature T_c, and that λ provides precise control over this periodicity, with positive values stretching the oscillatory region and negative values compressing it, while τ primarily affects behavior away from T_c.

Significance. If substantiated, the result offers a tunable parameter to manipulate the near-critical oscillatory structure inside black holes, providing new insights into the complex interior geometry and extending holographic control mechanisms from the boundary into the bulk interior. This could be relevant for understanding dynamical instabilities or singularity resolution in gravitational systems. The work builds on existing holographic models but the numerical foundation requires strengthening for full impact.

major comments (2)
  1. [Numerical implementation] The central claim that λ accurately controls the periodicity rests on numerical solutions of the modified Einstein-scalar equations. However, no information is given on the numerical method (e.g., shooting or relaxation), discretization scheme, convergence tests, residual errors, or stability checks as T approaches T_c from below, where the equations become stiff due to the nonlinear terms. This omission is load-bearing because artifacts could mimic or distort the reported control by λ.
  2. [Results on p_t oscillations] The periodicity function f(T_c/(T_c-T)) is mentioned but not explicitly defined or derived; it is unclear whether it is extracted from zero crossings of p_t, Fourier analysis, or another procedure, and how the 'inverse periodicity' is quantified across different λ values.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract refers to 'the fourth-power term' without specifying the potential form; a brief equation would clarify the model.
  2. [Notation] Ensure consistent use of p_t and the Kasner exponents throughout; define all symbols at first use.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address the major concerns point by point below and will revise the manuscript to strengthen the numerical details and clarify the periodicity analysis.

read point-by-point responses

  1. Referee: The central claim that λ accurately controls the periodicity rests on numerical solutions of the modified Einstein-scalar equations. However, no information is given on the numerical method (e.g., shooting or relaxation), discretization scheme, convergence tests, residual errors, or stability checks as T approaches T_c from below, where the equations become stiff due to the nonlinear terms. This omission is load-bearing because artifacts could mimic or distort the reported control by λ.

    Authors: We agree that explicit documentation of the numerical procedure is essential. The system was integrated using a shooting method from the horizon outward, employing a fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme with adaptive step sizing to manage stiffness near T_c. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated subsection that specifies the discretization, reports convergence under grid refinement (residuals held below 10^{-8}), and documents stability diagnostics for the near-critical regime. These additions will confirm that the observed λ dependence is not an artifact. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The periodicity function f(T_c/(T_c-T)) is mentioned but not explicitly defined or derived; it is unclear whether it is extracted from zero crossings of p_t, Fourier analysis, or another procedure, and how the 'inverse periodicity' is quantified across different λ values.

    Authors: We will explicitly define and derive the periodicity function in the revised text. f(x) with x = T_c/(T_c - T) is obtained by measuring the average interval between consecutive zero crossings of p_t within the oscillatory window (x greater than a fixed threshold). The inverse periodicity is quantified by the scaling of this interval with x, and we will include a supplementary figure that overlays the extracted periods for several λ values to demonstrate the stretching/compression effect. This clarification will make the extraction procedure fully reproducible. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in derivation chain

full rationale

The paper introduces λ and τ as independent input coefficients in the modified Einstein-scalar equations and performs numerical runs to extract the emergent inverse periodicity f(T_c/(T_c-T)) of p_t oscillations near T_c. No step reduces the observed periodicity to a fit of itself, a self-definition, or a load-bearing self-citation chain; the periodicity is reported as an output of the solutions rather than an imposed input. The provided text contains no equations or citations that would trigger any of the enumerated circularity patterns, and the central claim remains self-contained against external numerical benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the standard holographic dictionary for modified gravity actions together with the numerical accuracy of interior solutions; λ and τ are free parameters introduced to tune behavior rather than derived from first principles.

free parameters (2)
  • λ
    Coefficient of the fourth-power nonlinear term, varied to stretch or compress the oscillatory region near the critical point.
  • τ
    Second nonlinear coefficient whose influence is stated to be concentrated away from the critical point.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption The AdS/CFT correspondence continues to hold for the gravity theory after addition of the nonlinear terms
    Required to interpret the black-hole solutions as dual to a holographic superfluid.
  • standard math Kasner exponents capture the leading near-singularity behavior of the interior metric
    Standard assumption used to analyze the oscillatory structure inside the black hole.

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