2007/06/05 by Matt Visser, Visser, Matt · 18 citations
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V2: 41 pages, 3 figures: Introductory chapter on the Kerr spacetime that is intended for use in the book "The Kerr spacetime", currently being edited by Susan Scott, Matt Visser, and David Wiltshire. It is not, nor is it intended to be, complete and exhaustive. 3 references added. 2 figures added. some typos fixed. minor rearrangements; V3: 3 added references, minor edits
openalex publication_date 2007/06/05 · arxiv created 2008/01/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Kerr spacetime and rotating black holes, touching on the most common coordinate representations of the spacetime metric and the key features of the geometry -- the presence of horizons and ergospheres. The coverage is by no means complete, and serves chiefly to orient oneself when reading subsequent chapters.