Gravitational Landscapes: black holes with linear equations of state in asymptotically safe gravity

Abstract Gravitational Landscapes: black holes with linear equations of state in asymptotically safe gravityWe study black holes with a linear equation of state within the framework of asymptotically safe gravity. This study extends previous work on gravitational collapse in asymptotically safe gravity (that has been done for a dust fluid) by taking into account the pressure of stellar matter. We derive modified field equations containing the running gravitational coupling and the cosmological constant as functions of the energy density. The interior space-time of the collapsing star is modeled by the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker metric, while the exterior is described by a static spherically symmetric space-time. Different equations of state from ordinary matter to exotic phantom energy are considered to investigate their impact on black hole structure and horizon formation. Our results illustrate that asymptotically safe gravity can introduce non-singular black hole solutions under specific conditions. These results provide new insights into black hole physics and the avoidance of singularities within the asymptotically safe gravity framework.