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On the multipole moments of a rigidly rotating fluid body

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-09-28 v1

Abstract

Based on numerical simulations and analytical calculations we formulate a new conjecture concerning the multipole moments of a rigidly rotating fluid body in equilibrium. The conjecture implies that the exterior region of such a fluid is not described by the Kerr metric.

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@article{arxiv.0902.1859,
  title  = {On the multipole moments of a rigidly rotating fluid body},
  author = {Robert Filter and Andreas Kleinwächter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.1859},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Annalen der Physik