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Kerr geometry

Kerr geometry noun: the geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon.

Noun

Kerr geometry (usually uncountable, plural Kerr geometries)

  1. (usually) The geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon.
    • The very remarkable conclusion of all this is that the black holes that we expect to find in nature have to conform to this Kerr geometry.March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose, “'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary”, in The Guardian

Forms of Kerr geometry

pluralKerr geometries

Origin of Kerr geometry

Named after New Zealand physicist Roy Kerr.

Questions about Kerr geometry

What does Kerr geometry mean?
Kerr geometry means the geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon.
What part of speech is Kerr geometry?
Kerr geometry is a noun.
What is the plural of Kerr geometry?
The plural of Kerr geometry is Kerr geometries.

Words near Kerr geometry in the dictionary

  1. Kerr cell
  2. Kerr cells
  3. Kerr County
  4. Kerr effect
  5. Kerr geometries
  6. Kerr geometry
  7. Kerr incision
  8. Kerr incisions
  9. Kerr-Newman black hole
  10. Kerr-Newman black holes
  11. Kerrabee

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