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Thermodynamics and quasinormal modes of the regular Dymnikova-Letelier black hole

L. C. N. Santos , L. G. Barbosa This is my paper

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The string fluid parameter controls phase transitions and quasinormal mode shifts in the regular Dymnikova-Letelier black hole while maintaining stability under scalar perturbations.

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The paper examines the thermodynamics and perturbation spectrum of the Dymnikova-Letelier black hole, which is constructed from Einstein's equations with an anisotropic fluid that includes a string component. It derives the Hawking temperature, heat capacity, and Gibbs free energy, finding that heat capacity shows divergences at locations that depend on the string fluid parameter. The quasinormal modes for scalar perturbations are computed with the sixth-order WKB method, revealing that the imaginary parts are always negative and real parts positive, signaling stability, with the string fluid causing shifts in the frequencies and damping. A reader cares because this shows how the regularizing fluid influences both the equilibrium properties and the dynamical stability of a nonsingular black hole spacetime.

Core claim

Starting from the Einstein field equations sourced by an effective anisotropic fluid, the Dymnikova-Letelier spacetime is analyzed for its thermodynamic quantities, revealing phase transitions via divergences in heat capacity that depend on the string fluid parameter. The quasinormal mode spectrum under scalar perturbations is computed using the sixth-order WKB approximation, showing positive real parts and negative imaginary parts for all parameter values, which indicates stability, and the string fluid induces systematic shifts in both oscillation frequencies and damping rates.

What carries the argument

The Dymnikova-Letelier metric derived from an anisotropic fluid stress-energy tensor including a string fluid term, which enables calculation of thermodynamic potentials and the master equation for scalar perturbations solved via WKB.

If this is right

  • Heat capacity exhibits divergences whose positions depend on the string fluid parameter, indicating phase transitions.
  • Quasinormal frequencies have positive real and negative imaginary parts for all considered parameters, confirming stability under scalar perturbations.
  • The string fluid leads to systematic shifts in both the real and imaginary parts of the quasinormal frequencies.
  • Both the thermodynamic behavior and the dynamical stability of the spacetime are significantly affected by the string fluid parameter.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • Stability under scalar perturbations may extend to other field types if the WKB signs are reliable.
  • The parameter-dependent phase transitions could influence the black hole's evaporation process or its response to accretion.
  • The approach could be applied to other regular black hole models to see if string fluids generically stabilize them.
  • Numerical solution of the wave equation could test the WKB results for high overtones.

Load-bearing premise

The sixth-order WKB approximation is sufficiently accurate to determine that the imaginary part of the quasinormal frequencies is negative for all parameter values examined.

What would settle it

A full numerical integration of the scalar perturbation equation that finds a positive imaginary frequency for some value of the string fluid parameter would falsify the stability result.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.26372 by L. C. N. Santos, L. G. Barbosa.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Heat capacity [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: The figure displays the effective potential [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: QNM spectrum in the complex frequency plane for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4: Complex frequency spectrum for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: Frequency spectrum in the complex plane for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
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In this work, we investigate the thermodynamic properties and quasinormal modes of a regular Dymnikova-Letelier black hole. Starting from the Einstein field equations sourced by an effective anisotropic fluid, we analyze the resulting spacetime geometry and derive the associated thermodynamic quantities, including the Hawking temperature, heat capacity, and Gibbs free energy. The thermodynamic analysis reveals the existence of phase transitions characterized by divergences in the heat capacity, whose location depends sensitively on the string fluid parameter. We then study the dynamical response of the system under scalar perturbations by computing the quasinormal mode spectrum using the sixth-order WKB approximation. Our results show that, for all considered values of the parameters, the imaginary part of the quasinormal frequencies remains negative, while the real part stays positive, indicating the stability of the black hole under scalar perturbations. Furthermore, the presence of the string fluid leads to systematic shifts in both the oscillation frequencies and damping rates. These results demonstrate that the string fluid significantly affects both the thermodynamic behavior and the dynamical stability of the Dymnikova-Letelier spacetime.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper derives the metric of a regular Dymnikova-Letelier black hole sourced by an anisotropic fluid that includes a string-fluid parameter, computes the associated thermodynamic quantities (Hawking temperature, heat capacity, Gibbs free energy), identifies parameter-dependent phase transitions via divergences in heat capacity, and calculates scalar quasinormal modes via the sixth-order WKB approximation, concluding that Im(ω) < 0 and Re(ω) > 0 for all examined parameter values, with the string fluid producing systematic shifts in the frequencies and damping rates.

Significance. If the thermodynamic phase transitions and the sign of Im(ω) are confirmed, the work would contribute to the study of regular black-hole spacetimes by showing how an additional string-fluid parameter simultaneously controls critical points in the thermodynamic phase diagram and shifts in the quasinormal spectrum, thereby linking thermodynamic stability and dynamical stability in a single model.

major comments (2)
  1. [Metric and field equations] The manuscript supplies neither the explicit line element nor the components of the effective stress-energy tensor that define the Dymnikova-Letelier geometry with the string fluid; without these expressions the thermodynamic derivations (temperature, heat capacity) and the effective potential for scalar perturbations cannot be reproduced or checked.
  2. [Quasinormal modes] The central stability claim (Im(ω) remains negative for all string-fluid parameter values) rests exclusively on the sixth-order WKB formula applied to the scalar effective potential, with no error bounds, no comparison to eighth-order WKB, and no cross-check against numerical integration of the wave equation; truncation error in WKB can alter the sign of the imaginary part for the fundamental mode when the potential peak is broad.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract and results] The abstract and results section should state the numerical range of the string-fluid parameter that was scanned and the overtone numbers considered.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the thorough review and constructive criticism. The comments highlight important issues regarding reproducibility and the robustness of the stability conclusions. We address each major comment below and commit to revisions that will strengthen the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [Metric and field equations] The manuscript supplies neither the explicit line element nor the components of the effective stress-energy tensor that define the Dymnikova-Letelier geometry with the string fluid; without these expressions the thermodynamic derivations (temperature, heat capacity) and the effective potential for scalar perturbations cannot be reproduced or checked.

    Authors: We agree that the explicit line element and the components of the effective stress-energy tensor (including the string-fluid contribution) were not presented with sufficient detail. In the revised version we will add the full metric ansatz together with the explicit expressions for the anisotropic fluid stress-energy tensor, allowing direct verification of the thermodynamic quantities and the scalar effective potential. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Quasinormal modes] The central stability claim (Im(ω) remains negative for all string-fluid parameter values) rests exclusively on the sixth-order WKB formula applied to the scalar effective potential, with no error bounds, no comparison to eighth-order WKB, and no cross-check against numerical integration of the wave equation; truncation error in WKB can alter the sign of the imaginary part for the fundamental mode when the potential peak is broad.

    Authors: The referee correctly identifies that the stability conclusion relies solely on sixth-order WKB without error estimates or independent verification. We will revise the manuscript to include eighth-order WKB results for direct comparison, provide truncation-error estimates, and discuss the applicability of the WKB method given the shape of the effective potential. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: standard derivation from metric to thermodynamics and WKB QNMs

full rationale

The paper begins with the Einstein equations sourced by a chosen anisotropic fluid that yields the Dymnikova-Letelier metric by construction; thermodynamic quantities (temperature, heat capacity, Gibbs energy) are then obtained from the standard first law and horizon area formulas applied to that metric, while QNMs follow from the scalar wave equation on the same background using the sixth-order WKB method. These steps are independent calculations whose outputs (phase-transition locations, sign of Im(ω)) are not equivalent to the input fluid parameter by definition or by renaming a fit. No self-citations are invoked as load-bearing uniqueness theorems, and no fitted parameters are relabeled as predictions. The string-fluid parameter is an explicit model input whose computed effects on observables do not constitute circularity.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

Only the abstract is available, so the ledger is necessarily incomplete. The string fluid parameter functions as a free parameter controlling the reported shifts; the Einstein equations with an effective anisotropic fluid constitute the central domain assumption.

free parameters (1)
  • string fluid parameter
    Controls location of heat-capacity divergences and systematic shifts in quasinormal frequencies; introduced as part of the spacetime model.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Einstein field equations sourced by effective anisotropic fluid
    Used to obtain the regular Dymnikova-Letelier geometry.
invented entities (1)
  • regular Dymnikova-Letelier black hole with string fluid no independent evidence
    purpose: Singularity-free black-hole spacetime
    Postulated solution of the sourced Einstein equations; no independent falsifiable evidence supplied in the abstract.

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