"Kerr geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kerr geometries [plural]
Etymology: Named after New Zealand physicist Roy Kerr. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} Kerr geometry (usually uncountable, plural Kerr geometries)
  1. The geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Black holes

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