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Kerr black hole
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English
Etymology
Named after New Zealander physicist Roy Kerr.
Noun
Kerr black hole
An uncharged (q = 0), rotating (L ≠ 0) black hole.
en w:BioWare Mass Effect: Andromeda Science Fiction Redwood City Electronic Arts 2017 PC Black Hole: H-012 "Ketos" Codex entry 1261299044 At the center of the Heleus Cluster is a black hole, a huge star that has collapsed into a region of space-time with gravitational effects so powerful that even light cannot escape. This example is believed to be a Kerr black hole approximately 12 stellar masses in size, and appears to have absorbed additional mass from nearby systems.
Related terms
en Kerr metric
Translations
a type of black hole
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克爾黑洞 Kè'ěr hēidòng
Japanese: ja カー・ブラックホール Kā burakku hōru
en eponyms
en Astronomy Black holes Relativity