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Main Authors: Liu, Yu-Qi, Yu, Hao-Wei, Cheng, Peng
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15261
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author Liu, Yu-Qi
Yu, Hao-Wei
Cheng, Peng
author_facet Liu, Yu-Qi
Yu, Hao-Wei
Cheng, Peng
contents Exploring quantum effects from black hole thermodynamics has always been a pivotal topic. In recent years, the free energy landscape and ensemble-averaged theory based on the Euclidean path integral approach have provided further understanding of the statistical aspects of the black hole system. We investigate the quantum-corrected thermodynamics of the Reissner-Nordstrom-AdS black hole by including off-shell geometries in the path integral. We obtain a one-loop effective action by considering the subleading-order terms in the ensemble-averaged theory, and verify that the effective thermodynamic quantities consistent with the effective action define a valid thermodynamics. Furthermore, the phase diagram was modified by the off-shell effects, resulting in a more abundant phase structure. We discover that the traditional black hole thermodynamics can be recovered in the semi-classical limit. The region of first-order phase transitions shrinks and zero-order phase transitions emerge when off-shell effects are included. The results provide new perspectives for understanding the quantum corrections in black hole thermodynamics.
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spellingShingle Quantum-corrected black hole thermodynamics from the gravitational path integral
Liu, Yu-Qi
Yu, Hao-Wei
Cheng, Peng
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Exploring quantum effects from black hole thermodynamics has always been a pivotal topic. In recent years, the free energy landscape and ensemble-averaged theory based on the Euclidean path integral approach have provided further understanding of the statistical aspects of the black hole system. We investigate the quantum-corrected thermodynamics of the Reissner-Nordstrom-AdS black hole by including off-shell geometries in the path integral. We obtain a one-loop effective action by considering the subleading-order terms in the ensemble-averaged theory, and verify that the effective thermodynamic quantities consistent with the effective action define a valid thermodynamics. Furthermore, the phase diagram was modified by the off-shell effects, resulting in a more abundant phase structure. We discover that the traditional black hole thermodynamics can be recovered in the semi-classical limit. The region of first-order phase transitions shrinks and zero-order phase transitions emerge when off-shell effects are included. The results provide new perspectives for understanding the quantum corrections in black hole thermodynamics.
title Quantum-corrected black hole thermodynamics from the gravitational path integral
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15261