Triple points and phase diagrams of Born-Infeld AdS black holes in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

TL;DR

This paper explores the thermodynamic phase transitions of Born-Infeld AdS black holes in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity, revealing Van der Waals-like and solid/liquid/gas-like behaviors depending on parameters.

Contribution

It uncovers new phase transition phenomena, including a triple point and multiple critical points, in the thermodynamics of these black holes.

Findings

Van der Waals-like SBH/LBH phase transition for all positive parameters

Discovery of a triple point with SBH/IBH/LBH phases

Solid/liquid/gas-like phase transition behavior

Abstract

By treating the cosmological constant as a thermodynamic pressure, we investigate the thermodynamic behaviors of Born-Infeld AdS black hole in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) gravity. The result shows that the Van der Waals like small/large black hole (SBH/LBH) phase transition always appears for any positive parameters $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Moreover, we observe a new phenomenon of small/intermediate/large black hole (SBH/IBH/LBH) phase transition with one tricritical and two critical points in the available parameter region for \alpha and \beta. This behavior is reminiscent of the solid/liquid/gas phase transition.