English

Where is the extremal Kerr ISCO?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-05-28 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Although the circular photon orbit and ISCO for the Kerr black hole remain distinct from each other and from the horizon in the extremal spin limit on a constant Boyer-Lindquist time slice, on a horizon-crossing slice they both coincide with the null generators of the horizon.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1107.5081,
  title  = {Where is the extremal Kerr ISCO?},
  author = {Ted Jacobson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5081},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

6 pages; v2: minor cosmetic changes; coincides with published version

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