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Rotating figures of equilibrium in General Relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A generalization of the notion of surfaces of revolution in the spaces of General Relativity is presented. We apply this definition to the case of Carter's family [A] of solutions and we study the Kerr's metric with respect the above mentioned foliation.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0511078,
  title  = {Rotating figures of equilibrium in General Relativity},
  author = {T. Papakostas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0511078},
  year   = {2007}
}

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21 pages, research paper, submitted to "Classical and Quantum Gravity"