Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2007-07-20
Int.J.Mod.Phys.D17:519-523,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
8 pages, Honorable Mention in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition 2007
Scientific paper
10.1142/S021827180801219X
In this essay I first discuss the physical relevance of the inequality $m\geq \sqrt{|J|}$ for axially symmetric (non-stationary) black holes, where m is the mass and J the angular momentum of the spacetime. Then, I present a proof of this inequality for the case of one spinning black hole. The proof involves a remarkable characterization of the extreme Kerr black hole as an absolute minimum of the total mass. Finally, I conjecture on the physical implications of this characterization for the non linear stability problem for black holes.
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