The Kerr-Newman metric: A Review
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-11-15 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The Kerr-Newman metric describes a very special rotating, charged mass and is the most general of the asymptotically flat stationary 'black hole' solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell equations of general relativity. We review the derivation of this metric from the Reissner-Nordstrom solution by means of a complex transformation algorithm and provide a brief overview of its basic geometric properties. We also include some discussion of interpretive issues, related metrics, and higher-dimensional analogues.
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@article{arxiv.1410.6626,
title = {The Kerr-Newman metric: A Review},
author = {Tim Adamo and E. T. Newman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.6626},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
30 pages, 1 figure. v2: typos and some signs fixed