Factorization of the metric tensor in Kerr geometry
Vol 2 No 2 (2021), Articles
Vol 2 No 2 (2021)

Factorization of the metric tensor in Kerr geometry

Articles
Published September 14, 2021
J. López-Bonilla
ESIME-Zacatenco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Edif. 4, 1er. Piso, Col. Lindavista CP 07738, CDMX, México
M. Shadab
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Glocal University, Saharanpur 247121, India
Saibal Ray
Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Department of Physics, Kolkata 700010, W.B., India
Factorization of the metric tensor in Kerr geometry

Keywords

Kerr metric
Lanczos potential
Weyl tensor
Newman-Penrose formalism

Abstract

In Kerr spacetime, we use a null tetrad to factor the metric tensor in Boyer-Lindquist coordinates to construct a generator of the Lanczos potential for the conformal tensor.

Factorization of the metric tensor in Kerr geometry