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Kerr–Newman black hole

rotating black hole with electric charge
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Summary

Kerr–Newman black hole is a scientific theory[1]. It draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (scientific theory category, ranking #89 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: astronomical object[3]
  • Named after: Roy Kerr[4], Ezra T. Newman[5]
  • Subclass of: rotating black hole[6], charged black hole[7]
  • Facet of: Kerr–Newman metric[8]
  • Different from: Kerr black hole[9]

Why It Matters

Kerr–Newman black hole is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 13w ago · Shocksingularity · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Roy Kerr, Ezra T. Newman
    Imported from → —
    Subclass of → rotating black hole, charged black hole
    Wikidata description → rotating black hole with electric charge
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: astronomical object"
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