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arxiv: 0706.0622 · v3 · submitted 2007-06-05 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph· hep-th

The Kerr spacetime: A brief introduction

Matt Visser (Victoria University of Wellington) This is my paper
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This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Kerr spacetime and rotating black holes, touching on the most common coordinate representations of the spacetime metric and the key features of the geometry -- the presence of horizons and ergospheres. The coverage is by no means complete, and serves chiefly to orient oneself when reading subsequent chapters.

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