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Does the black hole's spin deform the event horizon? I think so? https://archive.ph/VrzwW https://archive.ph/VrzwW Edit: "The Kerr metric also predicts the e

by chasil 1y ago

Does the black hole's spin deform the event horizon? I think so? https://archive.ph/VrzwW https://archive.ph/VrzwW Edit: "The Kerr metric also predicts the existence of an inner and outer event horizon, with the shape of these horizons being oblate rather than perfectly spherical due to the rotation."

mr_toad 1y ago
Kind of. Because the black hole drags space around with it you need to go faster near the ‘equator’ than the poles just to stand still. So the event horizon is fatter at the equator.