Extremality conditions for isolated and dynamical horizons
Aug, 2007
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Abstract: (arXiv)
A maximally rotating Kerr black hole is said to be extremal. In this paper we introduce the corresponding restrictions for isolated and dynamical horizons. These reduce to the standard notions for Kerr but in general do not require the horizon to be either stationary or rotationally symmetric. We consider physical implications and applications of these results. In particular we introduce a parameter which characterizes how close a horizon is to extremality and should be calculable in numerical simulations.- 04.70.Bw
- gravitation: surface
- black hole: horizon
- angular momentum
- black hole: Kerr
- black hole: rotation
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