Kerr metric

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The Kerr metric is the exact general relativity solution describing the spacetime geometry around a rotating, uncharged black hole.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lorentzian metric ⓘ
black hole solution ⓘ
exact solution of Einstein field equations ⓘ
stationary axisymmetric spacetime ⓘ
vacuum solution in general relativity ⓘ
allows Penrose process for energy extraction ⓘ
superradiant scattering ⓘ
appliesTo rotating uncharged black holes ⓘ
belongsToTheory general relativity ⓘ
describes exterior gravitational field of a rotating mass ⓘ
spacetime geometry around a rotating uncharged black hole ⓘ
dimension 4-dimensional spacetime ⓘ
generalizes Schwarzschild solution ⓘ
hasCondition |a| ≤ M for a black hole ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem Boyer–Lindquist coordinates ⓘ
Kerr–Schild coordinates ⓘ
hasCurvatureInvariant nonzero Kretschmann scalar ⓘ
hasEffect Lense–Thirring precession near the black hole ⓘ
hasFeature Killing horizon ⓘ
ergosphere ⓘ
event horizon ⓘ
frame dragging ⓘ
ring singularity ⓘ
hasInvariant Kerr parameter a = J/M ⓘ
hasParameter mass parameter M ⓘ
spin parameter a ⓘ
hasProperty Ricci-flat ⓘ
asymptotically flat ⓘ
axisymmetric ⓘ
stationary ⓘ
vacuum ⓘ
hasRegion ergosphere between event horizon and static limit ⓘ
inner Cauchy horizon at r_- = M - sqrt(M^2 - a^2) ⓘ
outer event horizon at r_+ = M + sqrt(M^2 - a^2) ⓘ
hasSymmetry axial symmetry ⓘ
time-translation symmetry ⓘ
two commuting Killing vector fields ⓘ
hasTopology ring-shaped singularity in the equatorial plane ⓘ
isGeneralizedBy Kerr–Newman metric ⓘ
isUsedIn accretion disk models around black holes ⓘ
astrophysical modeling of rotating black holes ⓘ
gravitational wave modeling from compact binaries ⓘ
reducesTo Schwarzschild metric when spin parameter a = 0 ⓘ
satisfies vacuum Einstein equations R_{μν} = 0 ⓘ
signature Lorentzian signature (-,+,+,+) ⓘ
solves Einstein field equations in vacuum ⓘ
wasProposedBy Roy Kerr ⓘ
yearProposed 1963 ⓘ

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The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes → mainSubject → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Kerr–Newman black hole → generalizes → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Kerr–Newman black hole → hasEffect → Lense–Thirring precession ⓘ
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Israel–Carter–Robinson uniqueness theorems → concerns → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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general relativity → includes → Kerr metric ⓘ
Kerr Penrose diagram → represents → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Kerr Penrose diagram → basedOn → Kerr metric ⓘ
Boyer–Lindquist coordinates → introducedInContext → Kerr solution ⓘ
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Penrose process for energy extraction → appliesTo → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Penrose process for energy extraction → mathematicalFramework → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Kerr–Schild coordinates → usedIn → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Roy Kerr → knownFor → Kerr metric ⓘ
Roy Kerr → notableConcept → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Roy Kerr → notableConcept → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Penrose–Carter diagram → appliesTo → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Gravitation (with Charles Misner and Kip Thorne) → covers → Kerr black holes ⓘ
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Rotating Black Holes: Locally Nonrotating Frames, Energy Extraction, and Scalar Synchrotron Radiation → mainSubject → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Rotating Black Holes: Locally Nonrotating Frames, Energy Extraction, and Scalar Synchrotron Radiation → usesSpacetimeMetric → Kerr metric ⓘ
Rotating Black Holes: Locally Nonrotating Frames, Energy Extraction, and Scalar Synchrotron Radiation → context → Kerr solution of Einstein's field equations ⓘ
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Cauchy horizon → occursIn → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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Blandford–Znajek process → appliesTo → Kerr black holes ⓘ
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Richard W. Lindquist → associatedWithConcept → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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Boyer–Lindquist coordinates → appliesTo → Kerr metric ⓘ
subject linked to: Richard W. Lindquist
Carter constant → definedIn → Kerr spacetime ⓘ
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zeroth law of black hole mechanics → appliesTo → Kerr black hole ⓘ
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first law of black hole mechanics → appliesTo → Kerr black holes ⓘ
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Boyer–Lindquist coordinates → usedToDescribe → Kerr metric ⓘ
subject linked to: Robert H. Boyer