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20242026
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5 papers

gr-qc2026

Extremalization approach to black hole thermodynamics: perturbations around higher-derivative gravities

Aonan Zhang, Qiang Wang, Yong Xiao

When higher-derivative terms are added to a gravitational action, black hole solutions and their thermodynamic properties are generally corrected. Recent progress has shown that, b…

gr-qc2026

Explicit and covariant formula for thermodynamic volume in extended black hole thermodynamics

Yong Xiao, Yu-Xiao Liu, Yu Tian +1

In extended black hole thermodynamics, the cosmological constant and other couplings are treated as thermodynamic variables, yielding the first law $\tildeδM = T\tildeδS+Ω\tilde…

gr-qc2026

Validity of the Background Subtraction Method for Black Hole Thermodynamics in Matter-Coupled Gravity Theories

Yong Xiao, Aonan Zhang

The background subtraction method has long served as a practical tool for computing the Euclidean action and thermodynamic quantities of black holes. While its equivalence to the I…

gr-qc2025

A universal relation among Euclidean integrals for black holes in higher-derivative gravity theories

Yong Xiao, Qiang Wang, Aonan Zhang

In this paper, we establish a universal equality governing Euclidean integrals of gravitational actions in higher-derivative theories. This relation is shown to hold universally fo…

gr-qc2024

First order corrections to black hole thermodynamics: a simple approach enhanced

Yong Xiao, Yue-Ying Liu

The inclusion of higher derivative terms in the gravitational action brings about corrections to the original forms of black hole solutions and thermodynamics. A simple and valuabl…