Abstract / Description of output
he 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Scholarpedia |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Oct 2014 |