Solution

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For , , so the Schwarzschild black hole has negative heat capacity. A small energy gain from a reservoir lowers its temperature below the reservoir temperature and causes further absorption; a small energy loss raises its temperature and causes further emission. The equilibrium is therefore unstable in the canonical ensemble.

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