Phys. Rev. 167, 1175 - 1178 (1968)New Formulation of the Axially Symmetric Gravitational Field Problem
Frederick J. Ernst Received 7 November 1967 The field equations governing the gravitational field of a uniformly rotating axially symmetric source are reformulated in terms of a simple variational principle. The new formalism affords a concise unified derivation of the solutions discovered by Weyl and Papapetrou, and permits a simple derivation of the Kerr metric in terms of prolate spheroidal coordinates. More complex solutions are identified by applying perturbation theory. ©1968 The American Physical Society
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