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Roy Kerr

New Zealand mathematician and bridge player · New Zealand · Academics · Born 1934 · age 92

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Roy Patrick Kerr is a New Zealand mathematician who discovered the Kerr geometry, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity. His solution models the gravitational field outside an uncharged rotating massive object, including a rotating black hole.

A life in dates

2020Oskar Klein MedalAward2019Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2016Crafoord PrizeAwardCrafoord Prize in AstronomyAward2015Honorary Doctor of the University of CanterburyAward2013Albert Einstein MedalAward2011Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward2006Marcel Grossmann AwardAward1993Rutherford MedalAward1984Hughes MedalAward1982Hector MedalAward1975Fellow of the Royal Society Te ApārangiAward1934Born16 May 1934

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Kerr (left), after his investiture as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Government House, Wellington, on 14 April 2011Kerr (left), after his investiture as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, at Government House, Wellington, on 14 April 2011

Awards

Oskar Klein Medal2020
Fellow of the Royal Society2019
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy2016
Crafoord Prize2016
Honorary Doctor of the University of Canterbury2015
Albert Einstein Medal2013
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit2011
Marcel Grossmann Award2006
Rutherford Medal1993
Hughes Medal1984
Hector Medal1982
Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi1975

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Roy Patrick Kerr is a New Zealand mathematician who discovered the Kerr geometry, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity. His solution models the gravitational field outside an uncharged rotating massive object, including a rotating black hole. His solution to Einstein's equations predicted spinning black holes before they were discovered.

Country
New Zealand
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 92

In common with Roy

Andrei LindeBoth received Oskar Klein MedalAllan SandageBoth received Crafoord Prize in AstronomyYuval Ne'emanBoth received Marcel Grossmann AwardYvonne Choquet-BruhatBoth received Marcel Grossmann AwardRashid SunyaevBoth received Oskar Klein MedalYakov SinaiBoth received Marcel Grossmann Award

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