Rindler approximation to Kerr black hole

Abstract: We show that the Rindler approximation to the time-radial part of the Kerr and Kerr-Newman metrics near their external

h_{+}

and internal

h_{-}

horizons {�f only} holds {�f outside}

h_{+}

and {�f inside}

h_{-}

, so respectively inside and outside the external and internal ergospheres, regions where, in Boyer-Lindquist coordinates, both

g_{t t}

and

g_{r r}

are negative, but preserving the Lorentzian character of the metric, and

r > 0

i.e. outside the region

r < 0

where closed timelike curves exist. At each point, the choice of Rindler coordinates is not trivial, but depends on the polar angle

h e t a

. The approximation, as is known, automatically gives the absolute values of the surface gravities

k a p p a_{p} m

as the corresponding proper accelerations, and therefore the Hawking temperatures

a u_{p} m

at

h_{p} m

.

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