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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 58 2 b Solution by
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For nonzero , requires , . Oblate Cartesian coordinates satisfy , , so this is the Kerr ring singularity of radius . Curvature components and generic invariants diverge there. The whole surface is not singular: away from the ring it is a disk through which the extension continues to a sheet with . This oblate radial parameter is not a nonnegative Euclidean distance.
In units, . Horizon candidates solve , giving . For , equivalently , there are no real roots. The over-rotating Kerr solution has no event horizon hiding its naked ring singularity. The term black hole in this regime names the Kerr family, not a hidden-singularity black hole.
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