Einstein-AdS gravity coupled to nonlinear electrodynamics, magnetic black holes, thermodynamics in an extended phase space and Joule--Thomson expansion

Abstract

We study Einstein's gravity with negative cosmological constant coupled to nonlinear electrodynamics proposed earlier. The metric and mass functions and corrections to the Reissner--Nordstr\"{o}m solution are obtained. Black hole solutions can have one or two horizons. Thermodynamics and phase transitions of magnetically charged black holes in Anti-de Sitter spacetime are investigated. The first law of black hole thermodynamics is formulated and the generalized Smarr relation is proofed. By calculating the Gibbs free energy and heat capacity we study the black hole stability. Zero-order (reentrant), first-order, and second-order phase transitions are analysed. The Joule--Thomson expansion is considered showing the cooling and heating phase transitions. It was shown that the principles of causality and unitarity are satisfied in the model under consideration.