Stability and uniqueness of Kerr black holes
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The Kerr solution describes a spinning black hole in Einstein's theory. To be the endpoint of real collapses it must be the only settled black hole and must be stable: when slightly disturbed, it should settle back to another Kerr black hole.
Why it matters
Stability and uniqueness underpin the use of Kerr black holes as the final state of every astrophysical merger and of every ringdown test.
Review
S. Klainerman, J. Szeftel, Kerr stability for small angular momentum, arXiv:2104.11857, 2021. https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.11857 reference checked
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