Revisiting black holes and their thermodynamics in Einstein-Kalb-Ramond gravity

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Autori principali: Yu, Zhong-Xi, Lyu, Hong-Da, Huhe, Mandula, Li, Shoulong
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author Yu, Zhong-Xi
Lyu, Hong-Da
Huhe, Mandula
Li, Shoulong
author_facet Yu, Zhong-Xi
Lyu, Hong-Da
Huhe, Mandula
Li, Shoulong
contents Einstein-Kalb-Ramond (EKR) gravity is an alternative theory in which a rank-two antisymmetric tensor field, the Kalb-Ramond field, is nonminimally coupled to gravity, potentially generating Lorentz-violating backgrounds. In this work, we revisit black hole solutions and thermodynamics in EKR gravity, addressing subtleties overlooked in previous studies. We obtain two distinct classes of exact static black hole solutions with general topological horizons in diverse dimensions, both with and without a cosmological constant, corresponding to different coupling sectors dictated by the field equations. We analyze their thermodynamic properties and, using the Wald formalism, compute the Noether mass and entropy, establishing the first law and clarifying the role of the Noether mass. Finally, we discuss the implications of this definition of mass for observational constraints in EKR gravity.
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spellingShingle Revisiting black holes and their thermodynamics in Einstein-Kalb-Ramond gravity
Yu, Zhong-Xi
Lyu, Hong-Da
Huhe, Mandula
Li, Shoulong
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Einstein-Kalb-Ramond (EKR) gravity is an alternative theory in which a rank-two antisymmetric tensor field, the Kalb-Ramond field, is nonminimally coupled to gravity, potentially generating Lorentz-violating backgrounds. In this work, we revisit black hole solutions and thermodynamics in EKR gravity, addressing subtleties overlooked in previous studies. We obtain two distinct classes of exact static black hole solutions with general topological horizons in diverse dimensions, both with and without a cosmological constant, corresponding to different coupling sectors dictated by the field equations. We analyze their thermodynamic properties and, using the Wald formalism, compute the Noether mass and entropy, establishing the first law and clarifying the role of the Noether mass. Finally, we discuss the implications of this definition of mass for observational constraints in EKR gravity.
title Revisiting black holes and their thermodynamics in Einstein-Kalb-Ramond gravity
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.19926