Kerr solution

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf exact solution in general relativity
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Boyer–Lindquist_coordinates
gptkbp:describes rotating black hole
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Kerr–Newman_solution
gptkbp:hasCausalStructure contains closed timelike curves inside inner horizon
gptkbp:hasErgosphere yes
gptkbp:hasEventHorizon yes
gptkbp:hasNoElectricCharge in original form
gptkbp:hasSingularity ring singularity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kerr solution
gptkbp:isMathematicalModelOf rotating uncharged black hole
gptkbp:isVacuumSolution yes
gptkbp:measures asymptotically flat
axisymmetric
stationary
gptkbp:parameter marina
angular momentum
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Roy_Kerr
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:Schwarzschild_solution
when angular momentum is zero
gptkbp:satisfies gptkb:Einstein_field_equations
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:symmetry axial symmetry
time translation symmetry
gptkbp:usedIn astrophysics
gravitational wave research
study of black holes
gptkbp:yearProposed 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Theory_of_Relativity
gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4