The Kerr-Newman metric: A Review

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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30 pages, 1 figure. v2: typos and some signs fixed

space-time
Kerr-Newman
review
Einstein-Maxwell equation: solution
Reissner-Nordstroem
higher-dimensional
general relativity
black hole
rotation
geometry

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