Phys. Rev. D 4, 3552 (1971) - Reversible Transformations of a Charged Black Hole

Reversible Transformations of a Charged Black Hole

Demetrios Christodoulou and Remo Ruffini

Phys. Rev. D 4, 3552 – Published 15 December 1971

Abstract

A formula is derived for the mass of a black hole as a function of its "irreducible mass," its angular momentum, and its charge. It is shown that 50% of the mass of an extreme charged black hole can be converted into energy as contrasted with 29% for an extreme rotating black hole.

Received 1 March 1971

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.4.3552

©1971 American Physical Society

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Demetrios Christodoulou

Joseph Henry Laboratories, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Joseph Henry Laboratories, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

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Vol. 4, Iss. 12 — 15 December 1971

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