Complex Spacetimes and the Newman-Janis trick
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2017-03-28 v2
Abstract
In this thesis, we explore the subject of complex spacetimes, in which the mathematical theory of complex manifolds gets modified for application to General Relativity. We will also explore the mysterious Newman-Janis trick, which is an elementary and quite short method to obtain the Kerr black hole from the Schwarzschild black hole through the use of complex variables. This exposition will cover variations of the Newman-Janis trick, partial explanations, as well as original contributions
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@article{arxiv.1601.03862,
title = {Complex Spacetimes and the Newman-Janis trick},
author = {Del Rajan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.03862},
year = {2017}
}
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128 pages, Victoria University of Wellington