Abstract
The first law of black hole mechanics is derived from the Einstein-Maxwell Lagrangian by comparing two infinitesimally nearby stationary black holes. With similar arguments, the first law of black hole mechanics in Einstein-Yang-Mills theory is also derived.
- Received 30 April 2003
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.68.044016
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