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In a classical-like language introduced in a previous paper, the fact that the ring singularity of the Kerr spacetime cannot be left/reached by timelike geodesic which is not bound to the equatorial plane is interpreted as a result of the interplay of the gravitational and – mainly – the centrifugal forces.
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Semerák, O. Forces at the Kerr singularity. Astrophysics and Space Science 250, 235–243 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1000400815399
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