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Geometric Invariant Measuring the Deviation from Kerr Data

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-11 v2

Abstract

A geometrical invariant for regular asymptotically Euclidean data for the vacuum Einstein field equations is constructed. This invariant vanishes if and only if the data correspond to a slice of the Kerr black hole spacetime --thus, it provides a measure of the non-Kerr-like behavior of generic data. In order to proceed with the construction of the geometric invariant, we introduce the notion of approximate Killing spinors.

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@article{arxiv.1001.4492,
  title  = {Geometric Invariant Measuring the Deviation from Kerr Data},
  author = {Thomas Bäckdahl and Juan A. Valiente Kroon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4492},
  year   = {2010}
}

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4 pages, added lemma, changed references

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