The Kerr-Newman metric: A Review
Tim Adamo, E.T. Newman
TL;DR
This review covers the Kerr-Newman metric, a fundamental solution describing rotating, charged black holes in general relativity, including its derivation, geometric properties, and related higher-dimensional solutions.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the Kerr-Newman metric's derivation, properties, and extensions, consolidating existing knowledge and discussing interpretive issues.
Findings
Derivation of Kerr-Newman from Reissner-Nordstrom via complex transformation
Summary of geometric properties of the Kerr-Newman metric
Discussion of higher-dimensional analogues and related metrics
Abstract
The 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.
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Taxonomy
TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research