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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2004 iii Paper 57 4 ii Solution by
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At a horizon, use in to obtain . A double root therefore requires , and the horizon equation then gives . Conversely at ,Hence . It is a degenerate Killing horizon of an extremal black hole. For distinct charged roots, the normalized signed surface gravities are , so neither is degenerate. The neutral positive-radius horizon is also simple.
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