Kerr geometry in f(T) gravity

Abstract

Null tetrads are shown to be a valuable tool in teleparallel theories of modified gravity. We use them to prove that Kerr geometry remains a solution for a wide family of f(T) theories of gravity.

7 pages. Improved version; one reference updated and one new reference added. Accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J. C

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