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Title: Newman-Penrose constants of stationary electrovacuum space-times

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 100080 (China)
  2. Institute of Applied Mathematics, Academy of Mathematics and System Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2734, Beijing, China, 100080 (China)

A theorem related to the Newman-Penrose constants is proven. The theorem states that all the Newman-Penrose constants of asymptotically flat, stationary, asymptotically algebraically special electrovacuum space-times are zero. Straightforward application of this theorem shows that all the Newman-Penrose constants of the Kerr-Newman space-time must vanish.

OSTI ID:
21296339
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 79, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.104001; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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