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Perturbation of the Kerr Metric

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-01-09 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

A new Kerr-like metric with quadrupole moment is obtained by means of perturbing the Kerr spacetime. By comparison with the exterior Hartle-Thorne metric, it is showed that it could be matched to an interior solution. This metric may represent the spacetime of an astrophysical object.

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@article{arxiv.1401.0866,
  title  = {Perturbation of the Kerr Metric},
  author = {Francisco Frutos-Alfaro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.0866},
  year   = {2014}
}