Holographic Thermodynamics of Higher-Dimensional AdS Black Holes with CFT Rescaling

Abstract

In this paper, we study the thermodynamic behavior of charged AdS black holes in higher-dimensional spacetimes within the framework of conformal holographic extended thermodynamics. This formalism is based on a novel AdS/CFT dictionary in which the conformal rescaling factor of the boundary conformal field theory (CFT) is treated as a thermodynamic parameter, while Newton’s constant is held fixed and the AdS radius is allowed to vary. We explore how variations in the CFT state, represented by its central charge, influence the bulk thermodynamics, phase structure, and stability of black holes in five and six dimensions. Our analysis reveals the emergence of Van der Waals-like phase transitions, critical phenomena governed by the central charge. Additionally, we find that the thermodynamic behavior of AdS black holes is affected by the dimensionality of the bulk spacetime, as we compare higher-dimensional black holes to lower-dimensional ones, such as the BTZ black holes. These findings provide new insights into the role of boundary degrees of freedom in shaping the thermodynamics of gravitational systems via holography.