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SUMMARY:Linear stability of charged rotating black holes - Damon Civin (Ca
 mbridge)
DTSTART:20140120T150000Z
DTEND:20140120T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Perhaps the most striking prediction of general relativity is 
 the existence of black holes – regions of spacetime where the gravitatio
 nal field is so strong that nothing can escape. Once a black hole has form
 ed\, it is expected to be stable. Providing a mathematical proof of the st
 ability of black holes is one of the most important open problems in gener
 al relativity. In the journey towards resolution of this nonlinear stabili
 ty problem\, the first step is the study of an associated linearised probl
 em. In this talk\, I will present my recent results concerning the linear 
 stability of charged rotating black holes\, as modelled by subextremal Ker
 r-Newman spacetimes. The stability of this family of spacetimes is of spec
 ial interest as it is closely related to the plausibility of the concept o
 f a black hole. 
LOCATION:CMS\, MR13
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