{"title":"Thermodynamics, shadow, and quasinormal modes of AdS Ayón–Beato–García massive black hole","authors":"Dharm Veer Singh , Sudhaker Upadhyay , Amit Kumar , Yerlan Myrzakulov , Kairat Myrzakulov , Himanshu Kumar Sudhanshu","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate the thermodynamics, photon sphere, and dynamical stability of an AdS Ayón–Beato–García (ABG) massive black hole with graviton mass and magnetic charge. The Gibbs free energy exhibits distinct limiting behaviours: it reduces to that of an AdS massive black hole when magnetic charge vanishes, to that of an AdS ABG black hole when graviton mass is zero, and smoothly interpolates to the AdS massive Reissner–Nordström case in the asymptotic regime. Furthermore, the photon sphere and shadow analysis indicate that increasing the graviton mass expands their radii, while increasing the magnetic charge causes contraction, in agreement with earlier studies of black hole spacetimes. Quasinormal mode (QNM) calculations further confirm dynamical stability, as the imaginary part remains negative, ensuring decay of perturbations. Additionally, the real part of the frequency decreases with graviton mass, while the imaginary part initially grows before saturating at higher values. Together, these results provide meaningful insights into the interplay between graviton mass, magnetic charge, and stability, thereby enriching the understanding of black holes in modified gravity theories.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170382"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170388
M. Radomirov
{"title":"Quantum complexity of finite-temperature charged particle in magnetic field","authors":"M. Radomirov","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we explore the circuit quantum complexity of a charged particle subjected to an external magnetic field at finite temperature. Using the Nielsen geometric approach, we compute the complexity of the thermofield double state as a function of time, temperature, and cyclotron frequency. We also analyze the oscillatory behavior of the complexity amplitude across different parameter regimes, demonstrating that these features cannot be recovered as a limiting case of the harmonic oscillator. Finally, we evaluate the complexity growth rate and show that it respects the Lloyd bound.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170388"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170377
Dafa Li
{"title":"The necessary and sufficient condition for perfect teleportation and superdense coding and all the suitable states for teleportation and superdense coding","authors":"Dafa Li","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It is known that two local unitaries (LU) equivalent states possess the same amount of entanglement and can be used to perform the same tasks in quantum information theory (QIT). For a protocol for a task in QIT, we call a protocol LU invariant if two LU-equivalent states are either both suitable for the protocol or neither is. So far, no one has discussed whether a protocol for a task in QIT is LU invariant. In Agrawal and Pati (2006) proposed the perfect teleportation protocol (PTP) and the protocol for superdense coding to transmit 2-bit classical information by sending one qubit (PSDC-2) and 3-bit classical information by sending two qubits (PSDC-3). In this paper, we show that PTP and PSDC-2 are LU invariant. That is, two LU equivalent states are suitable for PTP and PSDC-2 or neither of them is. We show that PSDC-3 is not LU invariant. We also indicate that the teleportation proposed in Nielsen and Chuang (2000) is not LU invariant. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a state to be suitable for PTP, PSDC-2, and PSDC-3, respectively. Via the LU invariance of PTP and PSDC-2, we prove that a state is suitable for PTP and PSDC-2 if and only if it has 1 ebit of shared entanglement, respectively and find all genuine entangled states and separable states which are suitable for PTP and PSDC-2, respectively. So far, no one has indicated that PTP and PSDC-2 do not require genuine entanglement. Agrawal and Pati suggested to study if there are subclasses of W SLOCC class which are suitable for PSDC-3. So far, it still remains an unsolved question. We show that any state of the SLOCC class W is not suitable for PSDC-3.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170391
M. Mazhari , G.H. Bordbar
{"title":"Modeling of non-rotating neutron stars in 5D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity","authors":"M. Mazhari , G.H. Bordbar","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the modeling of anisotropic magnetized static neutron stars within the framework of five-dimensional Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet (5D EGB) gravity. While Einstein’s gravity has been traditionally employed to examine neutron stars, recent observational advancements have revealed its limitations in accurately describing high-mass astronomical objects-particularly in predicting or explaining certain observed neutron star masses. In response, this research seeks to address the limitations of Einstein’s gravity in characterizing high-mass neutron stars by modifying the gravitational action and incorporating the Gauss–Bonnet term. This term holds significant dynamical relevance in higher dimensions, particularly within the context of five-dimensional Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet (EGB) gravity explored in this study, thereby providing a more realistic description of gravitational phenomena under extreme conditions. By deriving the generalized Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equations for five-dimensional Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity and utilizing the AV18 nuclear potential, we analyze the profiles of metric functions, density and pressure, gradients of density and pressure, the anisotropic function and its trace, mass-function and compactness, the mass–radius curve, surface redshift function, equation of state parameters, and radial and tangential sound speeds. Additionally, stability factors, adiabatic indices, and energy conditions are examined. The results indicate that all conditions are satisfied for specific values of the coupling constant, confirming the physical stability of the model. Furthermore, higher dimensions enhance resistance to gravitational collapse, resulting in an increase in the maximum mass predicted by the proposed model. Ultimately, calculations show that the modified Buchdahl inequality is satisfied as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170391"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relativistic stars in f(Q)-gravity: Exact analytic solution for the power-law case f(Q)=Q+bQν","authors":"Nikolaos Dimakis , Alex Giacomini , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Grigorios Panotopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate static spherically symmetric spacetimes within the framework of symmetric teleparallel <span><math><mrow><mi>f</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> gravity in order to describe relativistic stars. We adopt a specific ansatz for the background geometry corresponding to a singularity-free spacetime. We obtain an expression for the connection, which allows the derivation of solutions for any <span><math><mrow><mi>f</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> theory in this context. Our approach aims to address a recurring error appearing in the literature, where even when a connection compatible with spherical symmetry is adopted, the field equation for the connection is systematically omitted and not checked if it is satisfied. For the stellar configuration, we concentrate on the power-law model <span><math><mrow><mi>f</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>=</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>α</mi><msub><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msub><msup><mrow><mfenced><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>Q</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></mfrac></mrow></mfenced></mrow><mrow><mi>ν</mi></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>. The de Sitter–Schwarzschild geometry naturally emerges as an attractor beyond a certain radius, we thus utilize it as the external solution beyond the boundary of the star. We perform a detailed investigation of the physical characteristics of the interior solution, explicitly determining the mass function, analyzing the resulting gravitational fluid properties and deriving the angular and radial speed of sound.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170387"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170392
Mohammad Ghuneim , Raditya Weda Bomantara
{"title":"Zero and nonzero energy Majorana modes in an extended Kitaev chain","authors":"Mohammad Ghuneim , Raditya Weda Bomantara","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170392","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170392","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper studies an extended Kitaev chain with three sublattices per unit cell. This extended version is obtained by hybridizing a modified Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model featuring trimerized unit cells with the standard Kitaev chain, resulting in a hexamer structure on the Majorana basis. Due to the interplay between the sublattice configuration and the <span><math><mi>p</mi></math></span>-wave superconducting pairing, a rich structure of edge modes beyond the expected Majorana zero modes is obtained. The various Majorana edge modes are further found to demonstrate considerable robustness against some generic perturbations and disorder. The presence of the non-zero Majorana edge modes in our system has the potential advantage that they could, in principle, be more unambiguously detected as compared to their zero energy counterparts, the detection of which remains an open problem. Therefore, while our system does not directly solve this open problem, it potentially offers a route to an intermediate solution that involves unambiguously detecting non-zero energy Majorana edge modes instead.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170392"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170352
Erfan Bayenat , Babak Vakili
{"title":"A two-mode model for black hole evaporation and information flow","authors":"Erfan Bayenat , Babak Vakili","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We develop and analyze a two-oscillator model for black hole evaporation in which an effective geometric degree of freedom and a representative Hawking radiation mode are described by coupled harmonic oscillators with opposite signs in their free Hamiltonians. The normal-mode structure is obtained analytically and the corresponding modal amplitudes determine the pattern of energy exchange between the two sectors. To bridge the discrete and semiclassical pictures, we introduce smooth envelope functions that provide a continuous effective description along the geometric variable. Numerical simulations in a truncated Fock space show that the two oscillators exchange quanta in an approximately out-of-phase manner, consistent with an effective conservation of <span><math><mrow><mrow><mo>〈</mo><msub><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub><mo>〉</mo></mrow><mo>−</mo><mrow><mo>〈</mo><msub><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>y</mi></mrow></msub><mo>〉</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>. The reduced entropy <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> exhibits periodic growth, indicating entanglement generation. These results demonstrate that even a minimal two-mode framework can capture key qualitative features of energy transfer and information flow during evaporation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170352"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146098725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170380
Mustafa Amin, Mason Daub, Mark A. Walton
{"title":"Form-preserving transformations of wave and Wigner functions","authors":"Mustafa Amin, Mason Daub, Mark A. Walton","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation are mapped to other solutions for a (possibly) different potential by so-called form-preserving transformations. These time-dependent transformations of the space and time coordinates can produce remarkable solutions with surprising properties. A classic example is the force-free accelerating Airy beam found by Berry and Balazs. We review the 1-dimensional form-preserving transformations and show that they also yield Senitzky coherent excited states and the free dispersion of any harmonic-oscillator stationary state. Form preservation of the <span><math><mi>D</mi></math></span>- and 3-dimensional Schrödinger equation with both a scalar and a vector potential is then considered. Time-dependent rotations may be included when a vector potential is present; we find a general transformation formula for this case. Quantum form-preserving maps are also considered in phase space. First, the wave-function transformation is shown to produce a simple result for Wigner functions: they transform as a true phase-space probability would. The explicit transformation formula explains and generalizes the rigid evolution of curves in phase space that characterize the Airy beam and the coherent excited states. Then we recover the known form-preserving transformations from the Moyal equation obeyed by Wigner functions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170380"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170378
P.O. Kazinski, P.S. Korolev, V.A. Ryakin
{"title":"Detection of twisted radiowaves with Rydberg atoms","authors":"P.O. Kazinski, P.S. Korolev, V.A. Ryakin","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170378","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170378","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dynamics of the outer electron in an alkali atom in the presence of structured electromagnetic waves is described. The interaction of the alkali Rydberg atom with twisted radiowaves is considered. The two schemes for Rydberg-atom based detector of twisted radiowaves are proposed. According to the theoretical model for these detectors, they can record a source of twisted radiowaves with power down to several nW. The first scheme of the detector employs the nondipole transitions between Rydberg states induced by twisted radio photons. The second scheme involves the array of Rydberg-atom based antennas, every antenna measuring the dipole transitions excited by plane radiowaves comprising the twisted one.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170378"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2026-05-01Epub Date: 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2026.170379
D. Dudal , D.M. van Egmond , G. Krein
{"title":"The one-loop setting sun diagram with complex external momenta","authors":"D. Dudal , D.M. van Egmond , G. Krein","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170379","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2026.170379","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We revisit the issue of analytically continuing Feynman integrals from Euclidean to Minkowski signature, allowing for generic complex momenta. Although this is well-known in terms of the Källén–Lehmann representation, we consider potential alternative takes on the same problem and discuss how these are not necessarily equivalent to the Källén–Lehmann integral outcome. We present our analysis for a simple enough case—the setting sun diagram in <span><math><mrow><mi>d</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></span> with a real mass at one-loop—but already with an eye out to the more general case with complex masses which will further complicate matters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 170379"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146186152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}