Kerr–Newman black hole

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Kerr–Newman black hole

Summary

Kerr–Newman black hole is a scientific theory[1].

Key Facts

  • Kerr–Newman black hole's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[2].
  • Roy Kerr is named after Kerr–Newman black hole[3].
  • Ezra T. Newman is named after Kerr–Newman black hole[4].
  • Kerr–Newman black hole is a type of rotating black hole[5].
  • Kerr–Newman black hole's facet of is recorded as Kerr–Newman metric[6].
  • Kerr–Newman black hole's different from is recorded as Kerr black hole[7].

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Definition and Type

Kerr–Newman black hole's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[2]. It is a type of rotating black hole[5].

Origins

Things named after include Roy Kerr[3], a mathematician[8], b. 1934[9], of New Zealand[10], awarded the Hughes Medal[11], specialised in mathematics[12] and Ezra T. Newman[4], a physicist[13], 1929–2021[14], of United States[15], awarded the Einstein Prize[16], specialised in general relativity[17].

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  1. [8] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shocksingularity · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Roy Kerr, Ezra T. Newman
    Imported from
    Subclass of rotating black hole
    Wikidata description rotating black hole with electric charge
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q6999]]"
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