Published February 1974 | Version v1
Journal article

Local observations of geodesics in the extended Kerr manifold

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Description

Geodesics along the axis of symmetry in Carter's extension of the Kerr metric are divided into two types by the sign of the constant of the motion associated with the timelike Killing vector, and it is shown that this also divides them as to their place of origin on the manifold, which contains infinitely many copies of two different spaces which are flat at r = ± ∞. It is shown that geodesics cannot cross from one space to the other, but that a trajectory with properly applied acceleration can cross over.

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Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
Journal Page Range
147-148
ISSN
0022-2488

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
5144386
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GEODESY; GEOMETRY; KERR METRIC; METRICS; SPACE-TIME
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; RELATIVITY THEORY

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