A note on the physical process first law of black hole mechanics

Abstract

I give a simple proof of the physical process first law of black hole thermodynamics including charged black holes, in which all perturbations are computed on the horizon.

arXiv commentv2, 7 pages, 1 figure, minor modifications with respect to v1

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