Analytically Approximate Black Hole Solution to Higher Curvature Gravity

Abstract

Higher-curvature gravity usually leads to very complicated field equations, which makes it hard to find analytical solutions. In this work, we obtain analytical charged black hole solutions in higher-curvature gravity by using black hole thermodynamics and the continued fraction expansion. We study the thermodynamics of static black holes using the first law of thermodynamics and the Smarr formula. We show that our results agree with those obtained by directly solving the field equations in Einstein gravity.