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Astronomical tests in a Kerr field

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In this paper, we calculate the astronomical effects that accrue in the equatorial plane of a stellar object due to rotation according to Kerr theory.

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  1. Mathematical Physics Forum, Cotton College, Guwahati, India

    K. D. Krori & Madhumita Barua

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Dedicated in honour of Professor A. K. Raychaudhuri who derived the ‘Raychaudhuri equation’ in Cosmology.

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Krori, K.D., Barua, M. Astronomical tests in a Kerr field. Astrophys Space Sci 123, 21–29 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00649120

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