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Kimet Jusufi

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Schwinger stability of T-duality-inspired extremal black holes

We study the near-horizon charged-scalar instability associated with Schwinger pair production in the charged regular black hole geometry of the zero-point-length T-duality prescription. Using the same effective geometry and regularized gauge potential, we construct the extremal branch, its ${\rm AdS}_2 \times S^2$ near-horizon throat, and the charged-scalar instability threshold for a general form factor. For the explicit T-duality form factor the extremal branch terminates at $r_\mathrm{ext} = \sqrt2 \, l_0$, where the extremal charge and the near-horizon electric field vanish while the ${\rm AdS}_2$ radius remains finite at $\sqrt3 \, l_0$. At this endpoint the exact near-horizon instability parameter is negative. In the semiclassical regime the corresponding charge-to-mass threshold diverges as the endpoint is approached. Thus, for each fixed massive species with finite $q/m$, a sufficiently near-endpoint portion of the extremal branch is free of the local charged-scalar instability. For comparison, the Ayón-Beato-García (ABG) Einstein-nonlinear-electrodynamics solution has a nonvanishing extremal near-horizon electric field. For an additional minimally coupled charged-scalar probe, the corresponding local Schwinger threshold remains finite. Thus the divergent near-endpoint Schwinger barrier found in the T-duality branch is not a generic consequence of regularity.

hep-th

Quantum-gravity-inspired Alcubierre warp-drive geometries

String T-duality, through its correspondence with path-integral duality, endows the low-energy propagator with a zero-point length $l_0=2π\sqrt{α'}$ that softens the short-distance behavior of gravitational fields. Motivated by the regular black-hole construction obtained from the corresponding smeared source, we formulate a T-duality-inspired Alcubierre geometry by identifying the warp profile with the complementary cumulative mass fraction of that source. For the effective one-scale choice $f(r_s)=1-r_s^3/(r_s^2+l^2)^{3/2}$, with $l^2=R^2+l_0^2$, the metric is $C^2$ at the bubble center and smooth elsewhere, while the energy density, its volume integral, and the York expansion are available in closed form. In particular, $E=-(15π/1024)v_s^2 l$ in geometric units and $|ρ_E|$ is bounded by a constant times $v_s^2/l^2$. Within this one-scale family, the model therefore removes the divergence associated with the profile-contraction limit $R\to 0$ at fixed velocity, because $l$ cannot fall below $l_0$. This should not be confused with a regularization of the conventional Alcubierre thin-wall limit at fixed macroscopic bubble radius, in which an independent wall thickness is taken to zero. We emphasize, however, that the construction is an effective ansatz rather than a derivation from string-corrected field equations: $R$ is a macroscopic profile scale, the choice $l^2=R^2+l_0^2$ is an interpolation, and the classical $l_0\to 0$ limit remains a smooth thick-walled profile rather than the distributional Alcubierre top hat. Exotic matter remains necessary, and neither semiclassical stability nor a modified quantum energy inequality is claimed without an explicit renormalized stress-tensor calculation.

gr-qc

A regularized photon-pair geometry motivated by the ER=EPR conjecture

We regularize the Aichelburg-Sexl shock-wave geometry for massless particles by smearing the point-like source over a string-inspired length scale $l_0$. A radial extension of the transverse geometry admits a zero-throat Einstein-Rosen interpretation. For a photon wave packet of longitudinal extent $L$, the regularized gravitational self-energy of a transversely separated pair is $E_{\rm GSE}\sim \frac{4G(\hbarω)^2}{c^4L} \ln\!\left(\frac{d^2}{l_0^2}\right)$, where $d$ is the transverse separation. The factor $1/L$ strongly suppresses the interaction, giving gravitational stability times greater than $10^{30}$ years for optical photons. We also examine an effective two-dimensional entanglement-entropy description of the shock-wave geometry. The entropy construction reproduces the same dependence on the scales $d$, $L$, and $l_0$, and can be calibrated to reproduce the normalization of the direct self-energy calculation. However, we find that the gravitationally induced excess entropy, and hence the self-energy inferred from this prescription, is the same for Bell-entangled and unentangled photon pairs having identical energy-momentum distributions. This agrees with the direct geometrical calculation, since the classical two-shock metric depends on the stress-energy tensor but not on the polarization entanglement. The present construction should therefore be understood as a semiclassical ER-like geometry motivated by ER=EPR, rather than as a complete realization of the conjecture. A geometry whose connectivity tracks the amount of quantum entanglement would require a quantum-gravitational description sensitive to state-dependent correlations beyond the one-point stress-energy tensor.

gr-qc

Reconstructing $f(R)$ gravity from generalized entropies: exact Lagrangians

Generalized horizon entropies are widely used as theoretical modifications of the Bekenstein-Hawking area law, but through the Wald construction they may also encode modifications of the underlying gravitational dynamics. We reconstruct metric $f(R)$ gravity from prescribed entropy-area relations and show that the procedure is intrinsically branch dependent through the required area-curvature map. On the maximally symmetric branch, where $A=48π/R$ exactly, the reconstruction reduces to a single quadrature and can be performed non-perturbatively. We obtain closed-form Lagrangians for several generalized entropies and show that an entropy term $a~S_{BH}^{q}$ generates a curvature term proportional to $R^{2-q}$. In particular, Kaniadakis entropy produces a $1/R$ correction, while logarithmic entropy generates an $R^2\ln R$ term. We further derive a branch-independent criterion, $\partial_{R}^{2} f=(ds/dR)d(S/s)/ds$, relating Dolgov-Kawasaki stability directly to the entropy functional, together with $m_{\rm sc}^2=S'(s)/(3f_{RR})$ on the maximally symmetric branch. Comparison with the fixed-mass Schwarzschild-de Sitter branch reveals different reconstructed Lagrangians and reversed stability properties. Finally, the weak-isolated-horizon boost charge reproduces the original generalized entropy. These results establish a direct non-perturbative link between generalized horizon thermodynamics and modified gravitational dynamics.

gr-qc

From arithmetic spectra to a quantum-corrected black hole geometry

The Euler product of the Riemann zeta function is the partition function of a free bosonic gas whose mode energies are the logarithms of the primes. We show that this arithmetic gas, combined with the assumption that the entropy--geometry correspondence holds, leads to a quantum-corrected black-hole metric. The prime gas is a Hagedorn system. Its entropy is linear in the energy, which is exactly what an entropy linear in the horizon area requires, and the simple pole of the zeta function at $β=1$ fixes the coefficient of the logarithmic correction to the area law. The nontrivial zeros cannot play this role: their level density grows only logarithmically, and far too slowly to be extensive. Demanding that the reconstructed geometry reduce to Schwarzschild at large radius then fixes the map from arithmetic energy to horizon area and yields the closed-form metric $f(r)=1-2GMr/(r^{2}+\lz^{2})$ with $\lz^{2}=αG/π$. This describes a two-horizon black hole with Reissner--Nordström horizon structure but no Coulombic hair, a positive-energy anisotropic source obeying the null energy condition, a softened central singularity, a bounded Hawking temperature, and a cold extremal remnant that ends the evaporation. The same length scale follows independently from requiring that the first law hold exactly with the corrected entropy. The nontrivial zeros survive only as exponentially suppressed log-periodic ripples in the area, which suggests a physical interpretation of the Riemann hypothesis as the statement that arithmetic corrections to black-hole thermodynamics are as small as they can be.

gr-qc

Entanglement islands and information recovery from near-extremal regular black holes

We investigate the Page curve and information recovery in a near-extremal regular black hole inspired by T-duality, in which the central singularity is resolved by a minimal length scale. By integrating the first law of thermodynamics at fixed minimal length, we obtain a black-hole entropy containing an intrinsically quantum logarithmic correction, while the area-law contribution vanishes in the extremal limit. Consequently, the extremal remnant carries a finite entropy of purely quantum origin. Using the island prescription in the near-horizon regime, we evaluate the generalized entropy of radiation and compare the standard area functional with an alternative functional constructed from the corrected thermodynamic entropy of the black hole. In the near-extremal limit, the latter reduces analytically to the classical extremization problem with an effective coupling, and it places the physical island closer to the outer horizon. Although both prescriptions produce a Page transition, they predict different saturation values and Page times. While the standard functional yields a plateau controlled by the area term, the corrected prescription saturates at the full thermodynamic entropy of the outer horizon and, in the extremal limit, at the logarithmic remnant entropy. Including evaporation and backreaction, the Page curve develops the expected descending branch and asymptotes to the entropy of the cold extremal remnant rather than to zero. Our results indicate that a thermodynamically consistent description of information recovery from regular near-extremal black holes requires incorporating the intrinsic quantum correction to the gravitational entropy.

hep-th

Entropy-geometry correspondence as effective nonlocal gravity

We develop an operator formulation of the entropy-geometry correspondence for static, spherically symmetric gravity. Starting from a generalized entropy, we reconstruct an effective nonlocal form factor, its coordinate-space source, the associated cumulative mass profile, and the resulting spacetime geometry. The construction is worked out for the Bekenstein-Hawking, Rényi, Tsallis-Cirto, Barrow, Kaniadakis entropies, logarithmically/exponentially corrected entropy and LQG inspired entropy. The operator representation provides a direct relation between generalized entropy, nonlocal gravitational dressing, and a scale-dependent effective mass or Newton coupling. We analyze the reconstructed sources and their infrared and ultraviolet behavior, discuss their physical consistency, and identify the limits in which the standard Schwarzschild description is recovered. We show that the generalized entropy exactly reproduces the area law with the reconstructed running Newton coupling, $\dd S=\dd A/4G_S(r_+)$, ensuring thermodynamic consistency. Since horizon entropy is determined by the action, this favors entropy corrections in the gravitational sector. We also derive the conditions for the reconstructed horizon to be an event horizon with positive temperature.

gr-qc

Unified dark sector and Hubble-tension alleviation in scalar-vector-tensor gravity

We investigate a scalar-vector-tensor theory in which matter is minimally coupled to a Jordan-frame metric $\tilde g_{μν}=(1+Ξ)g_{μν}$, while a massive vector sector interacts with the baryonic current. We show that the conformal scalar coupling modifies the physical expansion rate measured by matter observers, leading to an enhancement of the Hubble constant inferred at low redshift. We stress, however, that the Hubble rate is not a conformal invariant, whereas the acoustic angular scale $θ_s$ is, and we derive the exact integral condition that the scalar field evolution must satisfy. We show that a single-signed scalar velocity cannot satisfy it, and we construct instead a two-epoch phenomenological evolution which matches $θ_s$ exactly while retaining the late-time enhancement, at the cost of a small pre-recombination shift of the effective gravitational coupling. Importantly, the recombination temperature is unmodified, since particle masses are constant in the Jordan frame, only the expansion rate at that epoch being altered. The scalar potential naturally acts as a dynamical dark-energy sector, while the vector sector provides two distinct contributions. The temporal component, determined algebraically by the baryon current, yields an apparent matter-like term in the background expansion that is not a true fluid but rather a manifestation of the interaction energy. The propagating spatial modes, on the other hand, form a vector condensate that behaves as a collisionless pressureless component and can play the cosmological role of cold dark matter. Hence, the framework connects scalar dynamics, effective dark-energy evolution, and the $H_0$ tension within a single setup.

gr-qc

Effective matter sectors from modified entropies

We present a general formalism linking modified entropy functions directly to a modified spacetime metric and, subsequently, to an effective matter sector of entropic origin. In particular, within the framework of general relativity, starting from the first law of black-hole thermodynamics we establish an explicit correspondence between the entropy derivative and the metric function, which naturally leads to an emergent stress-energy tensor representing an anisotropic effective fluid. This backreaction effect of horizon entropy may resolve possible inconsistencies recently identified in black hole physics with modified entropies. As specific examples, we apply this procedure to a wide class of modified entropies, such as Barrow, Tsallis-Cirto, Renyi, Kaniadakis, logarithmic, power-law, loop-quantum-gravity, and exponential modifications, and we derive the associated effective matter sectors, analyzing their physical properties and energy conditions.

gr-qc

Regular black holes with gravitational self-energy as dark matter

We incorporate the effect of non-local gravitational self-energy to obtain a neutral, non-singular spacetime geometry. This is achieved by using a non-local gravitational theory inspired by T-duality, where particle mass is not point-like but smeared over a region. This non-local gravitational self-interaction is derived from the Newtonian gravitational potential and energy density, allowing us to define a coordinate-independent quantity. Thus, we incorporate the non-local gravitational field into the spacetime metric. We demonstrate that the total ADM mass is modified by a finite, regularized gravitational mass term, leading to a regular solution of the Ayon-Beato-Garcia type metric but without electric charge. We show the existence of extremal configurations known as \emph{particle-black hole} objects of order of the Planck mass, which are thermodynamically stable, have a vanishing Hawking temperature and could be a viable dark matter candidate.

gr-qc

Spontaneous wave function collapse from non-local gravitational self-energy

We incorporate non-local gravitational self-energy, motivated by string-inspired T-duality, into the Schrödinger-Newton equation. In this framework spacetime has an intrinsic non-locality, rendering the standard linear superposition principle only an approximation valid in the absence of gravitational effects. We then invert the logic by assuming the validity of linear superposition and demonstrate that such superpositions inevitably become unstable once gravity is included. The resulting wave-function collapse arises from a fundamental tension between the equivalence principle and the quantum superposition principle in a semiclassical spacetime background. We further show that wave functions computed in inertial and freely falling frames differ by a gravitationally induced phase shift containing linear and cubic time contributions along with a constant global term. These corrections produce a global phase change and lead to a spontaneous, model-independent collapse time inversely proportional to the mass of the system.

gr-qc

Zero-point length as a topological protection of black hole regularity

We investigate the thermodynamic topology of regular black holes with zero-point length using an extended first law that includes the zero-point length stored in the geometry. By treating the regularization scale $l_0$ as a thermodynamic variable, we analyze the Hessian geometry of the thermodynamic manifold and demonstrate that the vector field $\vecϕ = (T, Ψ)$, where $T$ is the temperature and $Ψ$ is the conjugate to $l_0$, never vanishes in the physical parameter space for $l_0 > 0$. This implies the absence of Morse critical points and a vanishing winding number ($W = 0$), indicating topological protection against the formation of naked singularities. Crucially, we show that in the singular limit $l_0 \to 0$, a non-zero winding number ($W = 1$) emerges, characterizing the Schwarzschild singularity as a topological defect. The conservation of this topological invariant under smooth evolution provides a rigorous topological formulation of the weak cosmic censorship conjecture: the presence of zero-point length not only regularizes the spacetime background but also enforces topological protection against the formation of singularities, preventing black hole-to-naked singularity transitions.

gr-qc

Topological and optical signatures of modified black-hole entropies

We investigate how deviations from the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy modify black-hole spacetimes through the recently proposed entropy-geometry correspondence. For four representative modified entropies, namely Barrow, Rényi, Kaniadakis, and logarithmic, we derive the corresponding effective metrics and analyze their thermodynamic and topological classification using the off-shell free energy and winding numbers. We show that Barrow and Rényi entropies yield a single unstable sector with global charge $W=-1$, while logarithmic and Kaniadakis corrections produce canceling defects with $W=0$, revealing topological structures absent in the Schwarzschild case. Using the modified metrics, we further calculate the photon-sphere radius and shadow size, showing that each modified entropy relation induces characteristic optical shifts. Thus, by comparing with Event Horizon Telescope observations of Sgr A$^\ast$, we extract new bounds on all entropy-deformation parameters. Our results demonstrate that thermodynamic topology, together with photon-sphere phenomenology, offers a viable way to test generalized entropy frameworks and probe departures from the Bekenstein-Hawking area law.

gr-qc

Emergence of ER=EPR from non-local gravitational energy

We construct a class of wormhole geometries supported by the non-local gravitational self-energy that regularizes the particle and black-hole sectors of spacetime. Using this framework, inspired by T-duality, we show that two entangled particles (or particle-black-hole pairs) naturally source an Einstein-Rosen-type geometry in which the required violation of the strong energy condition arises from intrinsic quantum-gravity effects rather than from ad hoc exotic matter, which is matter that violates the null energy condition. We classify the resulting wormholes, analyze their horizons, throat structure and embedding properties, and we identify the exotic energy needed at the minimal surface. Imposing the ER=EPR requirement of non-traversability and the absence of a macroscopic throat, we find that only the zero-throat geometry is compatible with an entanglement-induced Einstein-Rosen bridge, providing a concrete realization of ER=EPR within a fully regular spacetime. Finally, we briefly discuss possible implications for microscopic ER networks from vacuum fluctuations, replica-wormhole interpretations of Hawking radiation, and possible links to entanglement-driven dark-energy scenarios.

gr-qc

Geodesic completeness from string T-duality

By studying the Raychaudhuri equation for the gravitational force resulting from a string T-duality modified propagator, we present an analysis of the geodesic compression beyond the conventional classical limit. The result is that gravity on short length scales is subject to a screening effect similar to the Debye screening in electrostatics, which prevents the formation of curvature singularities. Using model-independent arguments, we conclude that the conventional attractive nature of gravity is only a low-energy effect.

hep-th

Three dimensional charged black holes in Gauss-Bonnet gravity

By using the zero-point length effect, we construct a new class of charged black hole solutions in the framework of three dimensional Gauss-Bonnet (GB) gravity with Maxwell electrodynamics. The gravitational and electromagnetic potentials are finite and regular everywhere, however, the computation of scalar curvature invariants suggest the presence of a singularity at the origin. We also explore thermodynamics of the obtained solutions and reveal that the entropy of the black hole decreases due to the stringy effects. The thermodynamic and conserved quantities are computed and also the validity of the first law of thermodynamics on the black hole horizon is verified. Finally, the spinning black hole solution is also reported.

physics.gen-ph

Circular orbits and accretion disk around a deformed-Schwarzschild black hole in loop quantum gravity

In this paper, we study the motion of neutral and electrically charged particles in the vicinity of a deformed-Schwarzschild black hole inspired by Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG). To examine the motion of an electrically charged test particle, we propose an expression for electromagnetic 4-potential that contains the impacts of loop quantum gravity. This electromagnetic 4-potential satisfies approximately the covariant Maxwell's equations to first order in the loop quantum effects. We explore the effects of the loop quantum correction parameter on the particle geodesics. We investigate the innermost stable circular orbits (ISCOs) for both neutral and electrically charged particles in detail, demonstrating that the loop quantum parameter significantly influences on the ISCO radius, causing it to shrink. Finally, we explore the accretion disk around the loop quantum black hole. We delve into the electromagnetic radiation flux, temperature, differential luminosity, and the spectral luminosity as radiation properties of the accretion disk in detail. We show that the loop quantum correction parameter shifts the profile of the electromagnetic flux and accretion disk temperature towards the central object, leading to a slight increase in these quantities.

gr-qc

Schwinger instability, modular flow, and holographic entropy for near-extremal charged BTZ black hole

We investigate the quantum dynamics of a charged scalar field in the near-horizon region of a near-extremal charged BTZ black hole. A controlled expansion of the Einstein-Maxwell equations reveals an emergent warped AdS$_2 \times S^1$ throat geometry threaded by a constant electric field--an ideal setting for studying Schwinger pair production, Hawking radiation, and entropy flow. By solving the Klein-Gordon equation using both tunneling and field-theoretic methods, we compute the pair production rate and identify an effective Unruh-like temperature. In particular, we apply the WKB approximation for Hawking tunneling, justified by the infinite blueshift experienced by outgoing modes near the horizon. Instability arises when local acceleration exceeds the AdS curvature scale, linking near-horizon dynamics to thermal emission. Through the generalized uncertainty principle, which implies the existence of a minimal length, we argue that quantum gravity effects can drive the Hawking and Schwinger-like temperatures to zero. To connect quantum radiation to geometry, we analyze the flux of the modular Hamiltonian across the horizon and show that its variation matches the entropic contribution of the produced pairs. Using Tomita-Takesaki theory and the type II\_\infty von Neumann algebra of horizon observables, we derive a semiclassical gravitational constraint involving the second variation of the stress tensor, recovering the null-null component of the Einstein equations from entropy extremization. The intersection point of inward and outward RT geodesics marks both the peak of pair production and the vanishing of entropy variation, revealing a geometric alignment between entanglement, quantum matter, and backreaction. The near-horizon geometry does not merely support quantum effects--it organizes them.

hep-th