The Kerr spacetime: A brief introduction

2007/06/05 by Matt Visser, Visser, Matt · 7 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Relativity and Gravitational Theory

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.0622

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Abstract

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.

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