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arxiv: 2605.21064 · v1 · pith:TY6SONZPnew · submitted 2026-05-20 · 🌀 gr-qc

Fermion condensate at the event horizon

Vladimir Dzhunushaliev , Vladimir Folomeev This is my paper

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keywords fermion condensateevent horizonDirac equationGreen's functionsblack holesanticommutation relationscurved spacetime
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An ad hoc source in the Dirac equation, mimicking modified fermion anticommutators in curved spacetime, produces stationary Green's functions describing a fermion condensate at the black hole event horizon.

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The paper argues that the canonical anticommutation relations for fermions need modification near a black hole event horizon in curved spacetime. This change would alter the source term in the inhomogeneous Dirac equation for the two-point Green's function. The authors introduce an ad hoc source to mimic this modification and solve for stationary solutions. These solutions are interpreted as the two-point Green's functions of fermions near the event horizon. Because the solutions are stationary, they indicate the presence of a fermion condensate at the horizon.

Core claim

By introducing an ad hoc source into the Dirac equation that mimics the expected modification of canonical anticommutation relations for fermions near the event horizon, stationary solutions are obtained. These are interpreted as two-point Green's functions, and due to their stationarity, they describe a fermion condensate near the event horizon.

What carries the argument

The ad hoc source term added to the inhomogeneous Dirac equation to represent the modification of fermion anticommutation relations in curved spacetime.

If this is right

  • Stationary two-point Green's functions for fermions are obtained near the event horizon.
  • These Green's functions describe a fermion condensate due to their stationarity.
  • The modification of anticommutation relations leads to a change in the source term of the Dirac equation.
  • The condensate is a consequence of the curved spacetime effects on fermion statistics near the horizon.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • This approach might extend to other quantum fields or different black hole geometries.
  • Such a condensate could influence models of black hole evaporation or information storage.
  • Future work could derive the modification from first principles rather than using an ad hoc source.

Load-bearing premise

The ad hoc source introduced into the Dirac equation accurately mimics the modification of the canonical anticommutation relations for fermions in curved spacetime near the event horizon.

What would settle it

A direct calculation of the two-point Green's function for fermions near the event horizon without the ad hoc source, showing non-stationary behavior or absence of condensate, would falsify the interpretation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.21064 by Vladimir Dzhunushaliev, Vladimir Folomeev.

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Some arguments are considered in favor of the idea that the canonical anticommutation relations for fermions should be modified in curved spacetime near the event horizon of a black hole. Such a modification is expected to lead to a change in the source term of the inhomogeneous Dirac equation describing the two-point Green's function. By introducing an {\it ad hoc} source into the Dirac equation that mimics the modification of these anticommutation relations, stationary solutions are obtained and interpreted as two-point Green's functions of fermions located near the event horizon. Owing to their stationarity, these Green's functions describe a fermion condensate near the event horizon.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript argues that canonical anticommutation relations for fermions should be modified near black hole event horizons. It introduces an ad hoc inhomogeneous source term into the Dirac equation to mimic this modification, obtains stationary solutions interpreted as two-point Green's functions, and concludes that these describe a fermion condensate near the event horizon owing to their stationarity.

Significance. If the mapping from modified anticommutators to the source term were rigorously derived and the condensate interpretation justified, the result could suggest novel quantum-field effects at horizons with possible implications for black-hole thermodynamics. At present the significance is limited because the outcome follows directly from the modeling choice rather than independent evidence; no machine-checked proofs or falsifiable predictions are supplied.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that the introduced source 'mimics the modification of these anticommutation relations' is asserted without derivation; no explicit calculation shows how a concrete change in {ψ(x),ψ†(y)} produces the specific inhomogeneous term used in the Dirac equation.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: stationarity of the Green's functions is taken to imply a fermion condensate, yet the manuscript does not demonstrate why a stationary two-point function necessarily corresponds to a non-vanishing condensate order parameter rather than, e.g., a thermal or excited state without condensation.
minor comments (1)
  1. The abstract would benefit from a brief statement of the concrete form proposed for the modified anticommutator before describing the ad hoc source.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment below, clarifying the exploratory and modeling-based nature of the work while acknowledging its limitations.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that the introduced source 'mimics the modification of these anticommutation relations' is asserted without derivation; no explicit calculation shows how a concrete change in {ψ(x),ψ†(y)} produces the specific inhomogeneous term used in the Dirac equation.

    Authors: We agree that the source term is introduced in an ad hoc manner, as stated in the manuscript, to model the anticipated effects of modified anticommutation relations near the horizon. No explicit derivation from a concrete modification of {ψ(x),ψ†(y)} to the inhomogeneous term is provided, as the paper explores the consequences of such a modification rather than deriving it from first principles in curved spacetime. We will revise the abstract and add a clarifying statement in the introduction to emphasize this modeling assumption and its limitations. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: stationarity of the Green's functions is taken to imply a fermion condensate, yet the manuscript does not demonstrate why a stationary two-point function necessarily corresponds to a non-vanishing condensate order parameter rather than, e.g., a thermal or excited state without condensation.

    Authors: The stationarity of the solutions is interpreted as indicating a fermion condensate because it yields time-independent two-point functions suggestive of a non-vanishing order parameter in this horizon context. We acknowledge that the manuscript does not rigorously distinguish this from thermal or other non-condensed states. We will add a discussion paragraph to better justify the interpretation and note the assumptions involved. revision: yes

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged

Ad hoc source mimics anticommutator modification; stationarity then defines condensate by construction

specific steps
  1. self definitional [Abstract]
    "By introducing an ad hoc source into the Dirac equation that mimics the modification of these anticommutation relations, stationary solutions are obtained and interpreted as two-point Green's functions of fermions located near the event horizon. Owing to their stationarity, these Green's functions describe a fermion condensate near the event horizon."

    The source term is defined precisely to reproduce the modification whose physical consequence (condensate) is later extracted from the stationarity of the solutions. The mapping from modified anticommutator to specific source is asserted by mimicry rather than derived, so the final interpretation reduces to the initial modeling choice by construction.

full rationale

The paper's derivation begins from the premise that canonical anticommutators are modified near the horizon and therefore the inhomogeneous Dirac equation for the two-point function must acquire a changed source term. Rather than deriving the explicit form of that source from the modified algebra, the authors insert an ad hoc source chosen to mimic the expected effect. Stationary solutions are then obtained and, solely because they are stationary, re-interpreted as Green's functions whose stationarity signals a non-vanishing fermion condensate. This makes the claimed condensate a direct readout of the modeling assumption rather than an independent consequence. No external benchmark, uniqueness theorem, or self-citation chain is invoked; the circularity is internal to the single modeling step. The paper frames the exercise as exploratory arguments in favor, so the reduction is partial rather than total.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

The paper rests on an ad hoc modification of anticommutation relations and an invented source term without independent justification or external benchmarks.

free parameters (1)
  • ad hoc source term amplitude
    Chosen by hand to represent the effect of modified anticommutation relations; no value or fitting procedure given in abstract.
axioms (1)
  • ad hoc to paper Canonical anticommutation relations for fermions are modified in curved spacetime near event horizons
    Invoked in the abstract as the premise that changes the source term of the inhomogeneous Dirac equation.
invented entities (1)
  • fermion condensate near the event horizon no independent evidence
    purpose: Interpretation of the stationary Green's functions
    Postulated on the basis of stationarity; no independent falsifiable prediction or external evidence supplied.

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