We consider null one-way electromagnetic fields in the Petrov type 𝒟 space-time and in the Kerr spacetime. In the class of these fields, the general solution of the Maxwell equations is obtained.
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Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 48–57, January–March, 2016.
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Pelykh, V.O., Taistra, Y.V. A Class of General Solutions of the Maxwell Equations in the Kerr Space-Time. J Math Sci 229, 162–173 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-018-3668-5
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