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Negative heat capacity of a Schwarzschild black hole (C=−8πM2)

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In units G=ℏ=c=kB​=1, a Schwarzschild black hole has Hawking temperature T=1/(8πM), so its heat capacity is dM/dT=−8πM2. It heats up as it loses mass, preventing stable canonical equilibrium with an unlimited thermal reservoir.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2017 / iii / Paper 311 / 4 / Solution

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