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Thermodynamics of Chern-Simons AdS₅ black holes coupled to SU(2) solitons

Laura Andrianopoli , Du\v{s}an {\DJ}or{\dj}evi\'c , Olivera Miskovic

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keywords Chern-Simons gravityAdS black holesSU(2) solitonstorsionblack hole entropythermodynamicsfive-dimensional gravityminisuperspace

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The axial torsion parameter and trace-torsion mode contribute nontrivially to the entropy of five-dimensional Chern-Simons AdS black holes coupled to SU(2) solitons.

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This paper applies a minisuperspace approximation suited to static, spherically symmetric configurations to study the thermodynamics of five-dimensional Chern-Simons AdS black holes coupled to SU(2) solitons. The reduced action supplies a variational principle whose boundary terms fix the conserved energy, U(1) charge, and a new momentum conjugate to the trace-torsion mode. The Euclidean action then produces an entropy that obeys the first law and receives explicit contributions from both the axial torsion parameter (secondary hair) and the trace-torsion mode. A sympathetic reader would care because this result differs from the pattern in most other torsional black-hole models, where torsion hair leaves the entropy unchanged.

Core claim

By means of a minisuperspace approximation adapted to static, spherically symmetric configurations, the reduced action reproduces the known branch of solutions and provides a variational framework in which the boundary terms determine the conserved quantities and their conjugate variables. In particular, we recover the energy and the U(1) charge previously obtained by Hamiltonian methods, while the enlarged parameter space also reveals a momentum conjugate to the trace-torsion mode. The Euclidean action yields an entropy satisfying the first law of black hole thermodynamics. In contrast to many other torsional black hole models, the axial torsion parameter, describing the secondary black hol

What carries the argument

Minisuperspace approximation adapted to static, spherically symmetric configurations, which reduces the Chern-Simons action coupled to SU(2) solitons and determines conserved quantities plus entropy from boundary terms.

Load-bearing premise

The minisuperspace approximation adapted to static, spherically symmetric configurations is sufficient to capture the thermodynamics of the full theory.

What would settle it

A direct computation of the entropy and conserved charges in the complete theory without the minisuperspace reduction that produces a different entropy formula or violates the first law.

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We investigate properties of the five-dimensional Chern--Simons AdS black hole coupled to $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ solitons by means of a minisuperspace approximation adapted to static, spherically symmetric configurations. The reduced action reproduces the known branch of solutions and provides a variational framework in which the boundary terms determine the conserved quantities and their conjugate variables. In particular, we recover the energy and the $\mathrm{U}(1)$ charge previously obtained by Hamiltonian methods, while the enlarged parameter space also reveals a momentum conjugate to the trace-torsion mode. The Euclidean action yields an entropy satisfying the first law of black hole thermodynamics. In contrast to many other torsional black hole models, the axial torsion parameter, describing the secondary black hole hair, together with the trace-torsion mode, contributes nontrivially to the entropy. The expression for the entropy obtained in this way is further confirmed by the other two methods found in the literature.

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They build a minisuperspace variational setup for these Chern-Simons AdS5 black holes with SU(2) solitons, recover the known energy and charge, and find that the trace-torsion mode adds a nontrivial piece to the entropy that matches other methods.

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The paper applies a minisuperspace reduction to static, spherically symmetric configurations of five-dimensional Chern-Simons AdS black holes coupled to SU(2) solitons. The reduced action reproduces the known solution branch and supplies boundary terms that yield the energy and U(1) charge already found by Hamiltonian methods. The new element is the identification of a momentum conjugate to the trace-torsion mode; when the Euclidean action is evaluated, the resulting entropy receives contributions from both the axial torsion parameter (the secondary hair) and this trace mode. That entropy satisfies the first law and agrees with two independent expressions in the literature. The cross-checks are the strongest part of the work. They give a concrete variational route to the thermodynamics that was not available before. The calculations look internally consistent and the authors are careful to tie the new entropy formula back to prior results rather than treating it as an isolated derivation. The main limitation is the minisuperspace step itself. The reduction is adapted to the symmetric sector and reproduces the known solutions, but the paper does not provide an independent check that the approximation captures all relevant thermodynamic contributions from the full theory. Because the final entropy matches other methods, the gap is not fatal for the claims they make, yet it remains the point where an error could hide. The topic is narrow—higher-dimensional Chern-Simons gravity with torsion—so the audience is limited to people already working in that corner. A reader interested in black-hole entropy in the presence of torsion will find the explicit entropy expression and the conjugate momentum useful. The work is technically competent and the central result is cross-validated rather than circular, so it is worth sending to referees for a proper check of the derivations.

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Summary. The manuscript investigates the thermodynamics of five-dimensional Chern-Simons AdS black holes coupled to SU(2) solitons via a minisuperspace reduction adapted to static, spherically symmetric configurations. The reduced action reproduces the known solution branch, determines the energy and U(1) charge from boundary terms (recovering prior Hamiltonian results), identifies a momentum conjugate to the trace-torsion mode, and yields an entropy from the Euclidean action that satisfies the first law; the axial torsion parameter (secondary hair) and trace-torsion mode contribute nontrivially to this entropy, with the expression cross-validated against two independent methods from the literature.

Significance. If the central results hold, the work supplies a variational framework for the thermodynamics of torsional black holes in Chern-Simons gravity and demonstrates that torsion modes can enter the entropy nontrivially, in contrast to many other torsional models. Explicit credit is due for the reproduction of previously known energy and U(1) charge together with the cross-check of the entropy formula against two other methods; these elements provide internal consistency checks that support the reliability of the symmetric-sector thermodynamics.

minor comments (3)

The minisuperspace reduction is presented as adapted to static spherical symmetry, but a brief paragraph justifying why this truncation preserves the thermodynamic relations (beyond reproduction of known solutions) would improve clarity for readers unfamiliar with the technique.
Notation for the axial torsion parameter, trace-torsion mode, and their conjugate variables is introduced gradually; collecting all definitions and conjugate pairs in a single table or subsection early in the reduced-action discussion would aid readability.
The abstract and introduction could explicitly name the two independent methods from the literature used to confirm the entropy expression, rather than referring to them generically.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for the positive assessment, including the explicit recognition of the internal consistency checks provided by recovering the known energy and U(1) charge and by cross-validating the entropy formula with two independent methods from the literature. The recommendation for minor revision is noted.

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No significant circularity; derivation is self-contained and cross-validated

full rationale

The paper reduces the Chern-Simons action via minisuperspace for static spherical symmetry, recovers the known solution branch plus energy and U(1) charge from prior Hamiltonian calculations, and obtains entropy from the Euclidean action that satisfies the first law. This entropy expression is independently confirmed by two other methods in the literature, with nontrivial contributions from axial torsion and trace-torsion modes explicitly shown rather than fitted by construction. No load-bearing step equates a derived quantity to an input parameter, self-citation chain, or ansatz smuggled via prior work; the minisuperspace step is an approximation whose outputs are externally validated, keeping the overall chain non-circular.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central results rest on standard assumptions of Chern-Simons gravity and black hole thermodynamics; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)

domain assumption The minisuperspace reduction for static spherically symmetric configurations accurately represents the essential dynamics.
Invoked to obtain the reduced action that reproduces known solutions.
standard math Boundary terms in the gravitational action correctly identify conserved charges and their conjugates.
Used to recover energy, U(1) charge, and trace-torsion momentum.

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