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Orlando Luongo1,2,3,4, Maryam Azizinia1, Kuantay Boshkayev4
1School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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We investigate the thermodynamic properties of a generalized de Sitter-like configuration. This investigation proceeds in two essential steps: (1) first, we construct a spacetime whose energy-momentum tensor asymptotically reproduces quintessence while maintaining isotropic pressures, despite being fueled by a nonconstant energy-momentum tensor; (2) second, we define a finite domain of validity for the solution, within which an additional Cauchy horizon emerges. Afterwards, we analyze the thermodynamic behavior of this configuration and compare it with the standard de Sitter case. Our results indicate that the extra parameter introduced in the metric does not lead to a positive specific heat; this value remains negative, suggesting that the role of such a parameter is thermodynamically nonessential.
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