Solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations with many black holes

Jun, 1972
15 pages
Published in:
  • Commun.Math.Phys. 26 (1972) 87-101

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Abstract: (Springer)
In Newtonian gravitational theory a system of point charged particles can be arranged in static equilibrium under their mutual gravitational and electrostatic forces provided that for each particle the charge,e, is related to the mass,m, bye=G1/2m. Corresponding static solutions of the coupled source free Einstein-Maxwell equations have been given by Majumdar and Papapetrou. We show that these solutions can be analytically extended and interpreted as a system of charged black holes in equilibrium under their gravitational and electrical forces.