A Black hole thermodynamics and accelerated expansion

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The discussion explores the relationship between black hole thermodynamics and the accelerated expansion of the universe. It examines concepts such as P-V criticality, heat capacity, and Joule-Thomson expansion to determine if these thermodynamic behaviors can explain cosmic evolution. The potential link between black hole mass and dark energy is also highlighted, referencing a relevant paper that discusses this connection. Participants reflect on the implications of these thermodynamic principles for observational cosmology. Overall, the conversation seeks to understand if thermodynamics can provide insights into the universe's expansion dynamics.
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I have been thinking this for quite a few time. At this point we know that our universe is going through an accelerated expansion phase. I was also doing some work on blackhole thermodynamics, specially P-V criticality, heat capacity, Joule Thomson expansion, heat engine etc. These characteristics can explain stability, phase transition and microstructure of BH.

Now apart from the increasing area and entropy, is there any connection with BH thermodynamics and accelerated expansion of the universe.

In other words, I want to know if the accelerated expansion or the evolution of the universe can be explained through the thermodynamic behavior such as heat capacity, free energy, J-T expansion, criticality etc or not or is there any connection to these thermodynamic quantities with the observational cosmology?
 
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There was a paper a couple-ish years back attempting to link black hole mass with the dark energy content. Not really straight-up about thermodynamics of the thing, but maybe you'll find it useful nonetheless:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.07878
We had a short discussion about it on this forum back when it came out.
 
Abstract The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has significantly advanced our ability to study black holes, achieving unprecedented spatial resolution and revealing horizon-scale structures. Notably, these observations feature a distinctive dark shadow—primarily arising from faint jet emissions—surrounded by a bright photon ring. Anticipated upgrades of the EHT promise substantial improvements in dynamic range, enabling deeper exploration of low-background regions, particularly the inner shadow...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombination_(cosmology) Was a matter density right after the decoupling low enough to consider the vacuum as the actual vacuum, and not the medium through which the light propagates with the speed lower than ##({\epsilon_0\mu_0})^{-1/2}##? I'm asking this in context of the calculation of the observable universe radius, where the time integral of the inverse of the scale factor is multiplied by the constant speed of light ##c##.
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