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Uniqueness of extremal Kerr and Kerr-Newman black holes

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Department of Physics, UCSB, Santa Barbara, California 93106 (United States)
We prove that the only four-dimensional, stationary, rotating, asymptotically flat (analytic) vacuum black hole with a single degenerate horizon is given by the extremal Kerr solution. We also prove a similar uniqueness theorem for the extremal Kerr-Newman solution. This closes a long-standing gap in the black hole uniqueness theorems.
OSTI ID:
21409093
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 81; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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