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arxiv: 2605.16536 · v1 · pith:T4XHTOTXnew · submitted 2026-05-15 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th

Quantum-statistical constraints on Kerr-anti-de Sitter thermodynamics

T. L. Campos , M. C. Baldiotti , C. Molina This is my paper

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keywords Kerr-anti-de Sitter black holesblack hole thermodynamicsquantum statistical relationEuclidean formalismcosmological constantKilling vectorgauge fixing
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Quantum-statistical constraints restrict the thermodynamic descriptions of Kerr-anti-de Sitter black holes to a consistent subclass.

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The authors develop a framework for interpreting multiple thermodynamic descriptions of Kerr-anti-de Sitter black holes, all satisfying the first law and scaling homogeneity. Semiclassical arguments show that temperature and angular velocity are kinematic quantities tied to a reference frame via the Euclidean formalism, while pressure-volume terms are dynamical and require gauge fixing of mass and volume. The quantum statistical relation then limits the infinite family of descriptions to a subclass. This subclass reduces to the standard Schwarzschild-anti-de Sitter and Kerr cases when the cosmological constant or spin vanishes. It also identifies as unique the description for a frame co-rotating with infinity and the one where thermodynamic volume equals geometric volume.

Core claim

The quantum statistical relation restricts the infinite family of KadS descriptions to a subclass that reduces to Schwarzschild-adS and Kerr thermodynamics in the limits of vanishing cosmological constant and angular momentum, and establishes the uniqueness of the description associated with a frame co-rotating with infinity and the description whose thermodynamic and geometric volumes coincide.

What carries the argument

The quantum statistical relation, which constrains the family of thermodynamic descriptions by enforcing consistency with semiclassical Euclidean computations and the Killing vector associated with the horizon.

If this is right

  • It reduces correctly to Schwarzschild-anti-de Sitter thermodynamics when angular momentum is zero.
  • It reduces correctly to Kerr thermodynamics when the cosmological constant vanishes.
  • The observer in each thermodynamic description is encoded in the Killing vector generating the horizon.
  • The pressure-volume term requires specific gauge fixing of the potential mass and volume to satisfy the relation.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • Similar quantum-statistical restrictions may apply to other black hole solutions with a cosmological constant.
  • The coincidence of thermodynamic and geometric volumes could have implications for understanding the physical meaning of volume in extended black hole thermodynamics.
  • These constraints might help resolve ambiguities in defining thermodynamic quantities for rotating AdS black holes.

Load-bearing premise

Semiclassical arguments and the Euclidean formalism correctly separate temperature and angular velocity as kinematic quantities fixed by the reference frame from the dynamical pressure-volume contribution.

What would settle it

Deriving a thermodynamic description for a Kerr-anti-de Sitter black hole that obeys the first law and homogeneity but does not satisfy the quantum statistical relation and fails to reduce to the standard limits would contradict the central claim.

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We develop a general framework for interpreting the thermodynamic descriptions of Kerr-anti de Sitter black holes (KadS). These descriptions satisfy a first law and respect the homogeneity required by scaling properties. Additionally, they are subject to restrictions from semiclassical arguments. We show that temperature and angular velocity are kinematic quantities tied to a reference frame, identified through the Euclidean formalism. However, the pressure-volume contribution is a dynamical term that requires a gauge fixing of the potential mass and volume. It is established that the observer associated with a given thermodynamic description is directly encoded in the Killing vector that generates the horizon. We demonstrate that the quantum statistical relation restricts the infinite family of KadS descriptions to a subclass that reduces to Schwarzschild-adS and Kerr thermodynamics in the limits of vanishing cosmological constant and angular momentum. Furthermore, we establish the uniqueness of both the description associated with a frame co-rotating with infinity, and the description whose thermodynamic and geometric volumes coincide. Thus, our framework provides a coherent interpretation of the variety of KadS thermodynamics, reconciling geometric and quantum-statistical considerations.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript develops a general framework for the thermodynamic descriptions of Kerr-anti-de Sitter black holes that satisfy the first law and scaling homogeneity. Semiclassical arguments and the Euclidean formalism are used to classify temperature and angular velocity as kinematic quantities tied to a reference frame (via the horizon-generating Killing vector), while the pressure-volume term is treated as dynamical and subject to gauge fixing of mass and volume. The quantum statistical relation is then applied to restrict the infinite family of such descriptions to a subclass that recovers Schwarzschild-AdS and Kerr thermodynamics in the appropriate limits, with uniqueness established for the co-rotating-with-infinity frame and the description in which thermodynamic and geometric volumes coincide.

Significance. If the central claims hold, the work supplies a principled selection rule among the ambiguous thermodynamic descriptions of rotating AdS black holes, reconciling geometric Killing-vector data with quantum-statistical constraints. This could clarify the interpretation of pressure, volume, and observer dependence in asymptotically AdS spacetimes and provide a template for similar ambiguities in other black-hole families.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and the section developing the kinematic/dynamical distinction] The separation of temperature and angular velocity as purely kinematic (tied to the reference frame via the Euclidean formalism) from the dynamical pressure-volume term is load-bearing for the subsequent restriction by the quantum statistical relation. The manuscript must demonstrate explicitly that the Euclidean continuation for rotating AdS enforces this clean split without additional boundary or gauge assumptions that could mix the terms when the observer is encoded directly in the Killing vector (see the paragraph on kinematic vs. dynamical terms and the application of the quantum statistical relation).
  2. [Section establishing uniqueness via the quantum statistical relation] The uniqueness proofs for the co-rotating frame and the volume-coincidence description rely on the quantum statistical relation selecting a subclass that reduces to known limits. A concrete check is needed that the restricted descriptions continue to satisfy the first law and homogeneity after the restriction is imposed, with explicit verification in the vanishing cosmological constant and vanishing angular momentum limits.
minor comments (2)
  1. Clarify the notation distinguishing thermodynamic volume from geometric volume throughout the text; the current usage risks conflation when both appear in the same equation.
  2. Add a brief comparison table or explicit limiting expressions showing how the restricted KadS descriptions recover the standard Schwarzschild-AdS and Kerr first laws.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for the constructive major comments. We address each point below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the requested explicit demonstrations and verifications, which we agree will strengthen the presentation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and the section developing the kinematic/dynamical distinction] The separation of temperature and angular velocity as purely kinematic (tied to the reference frame via the Euclidean formalism) from the dynamical pressure-volume term is load-bearing for the subsequent restriction by the quantum statistical relation. The manuscript must demonstrate explicitly that the Euclidean continuation for rotating AdS enforces this clean split without additional boundary or gauge assumptions that could mix the terms when the observer is encoded directly in the Killing vector (see the paragraph on kinematic vs. dynamical terms and the application of the quantum statistical relation).

    Authors: We agree that the kinematic/dynamical distinction is central and that an explicit demonstration strengthens the argument. The manuscript derives the split from the Euclidean formalism, in which the periodicity conditions on the horizon-generating Killing vector fix temperature and angular velocity independently of the gauge choices for the dynamical mass and volume potentials. To address the concern directly, we will add a dedicated paragraph (or short subsection) in the revised version that walks through the Euclidean continuation for the rotating AdS metric, showing step-by-step that the observer encoding in the Killing vector introduces no mixing with the pressure-volume term and requires only the standard boundary conditions of the formalism. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Section establishing uniqueness via the quantum statistical relation] The uniqueness proofs for the co-rotating frame and the volume-coincidence description rely on the quantum statistical relation selecting a subclass that reduces to known limits. A concrete check is needed that the restricted descriptions continue to satisfy the first law and homogeneity after the restriction is imposed, with explicit verification in the vanishing cosmological constant and vanishing angular momentum limits.

    Authors: We thank the referee for this suggestion. The quantum statistical relation is imposed on the general family that already satisfies the first law and scaling homogeneity; the restriction then selects the subclass that recovers the known limits by construction. To provide the requested concrete check, we will include in the revised manuscript explicit verifications obtained by direct substitution of the restricted thermodynamic quantities into the first law and homogeneity relations. These checks will be carried out in the vanishing cosmological constant limit (recovering Kerr thermodynamics) and the vanishing angular momentum limit (recovering Schwarzschild-AdS thermodynamics), confirming that the restricted descriptions remain consistent. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation relies on standard Euclidean formalism and quantum statistical relation applied to an independently motivated family of descriptions

full rationale

The paper constructs a general framework from the first law, scaling homogeneity, and semiclassical restrictions that classify T and Ω as kinematic (via Euclidean formalism and horizon-generating Killing vector) while treating the P-V term as dynamical. The quantum statistical relation is then used to restrict the infinite family to a subclass that recovers known limits and selects unique descriptions (co-rotating frame and volume coincidence). No quoted step reduces a prediction to a fitted parameter by construction, invokes a self-citation as the sole justification for a uniqueness theorem, or defines quantities in terms of each other. The kinematic/dynamical split is presented as an input assumption drawn from standard methods rather than derived from the target result, rendering the chain self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Abstract-only review yields no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the framework appears to rely on standard semiclassical Euclidean methods and homogeneity scaling without introducing new postulated objects.

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