Clusters Extremal / Near-Extremal

Extremal / Near-Extremal

Zero surface gravity, Aretakis instability, NHEK geometry, and the transition from subextremal to extremal dynamics.

18 problems 17 open 1 partial 0 needs review
By family (this cluster)
  • Near-Kerr (vacuum) (9)
  • Related rotating BH (4)
  • NHEK / near-horizon (3)
  • Kerr–Newman (2)
By relevance
  • Pure math (15)
  • Mixed (2)
  • Physics-facing (1)
Taxonomy caveat. Cluster placement is a coarse editorial choice. Check each problem’s family and asymptotics tags — e.g. Kerr–AdS and Kerr–de Sitter entries differ sharply from asymptotically flat Kerr, even when they sit in “Exterior Stability” or “Interior / SCC”.

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Problems in this cluster

K-201
Nonlinear codimension-1 stability of extremal Kerr with horizon hair
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-202
Full linear theory for extremal Kerr (spin 2)
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-203
Nonlinear fate of Aretakis instability
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-204
Uniform estimates in the surface-gravity limit $\kappa \to 0$
Open Related rotating BH Pure math
K-205
Rigorous near-horizon scattering theory for NHEK
Open NHEK / near-horizon Mixed
K-206
Extremal interior SCC and Cauchy-horizon regularity
Open NHEK / near-horizon Pure math
K-207
Extremal tail asymptotics versus conserved charges
Open Related rotating BH Pure math
K-208
Near-extremal QNM accumulation and branch-cut structure
Open Related rotating BH Physics-facing
K-209
Codimension and modulation theory for extremal endstates
Open Related rotating BH Pure math
K-509
Charge–tail correspondence in the extremal limit
Open Kerr–Newman Mixed
K-620
Establish a rigorous nonlinear theory for extremal Kerr dynamics incorporating Aretakis charges.
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-621
Prove a definitive linear stability/instability dichotomy for extremal Kerr spin-2 with sharp norms.
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-622
Prove uniform (in kappa) energy/decay estimates for near-extremal Kerr approaching kappa to 0.
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-623
Build a rigorous scattering theory for NHEK matching to global Kerr exterior at near-extremality.
Open NHEK / near-horizon Pure math
K-656
Prove decay/growth dichotomy for extremal Kerr perturbations with explicit identification of conserved charges.
Partial progress Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-657
Prove nonlinear evolution of near-horizon conserved quantities in extremal Kerr produces curvature singularity (or not).
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math
K-658
Prove linear stability/instability classification for extremal Kerr-Newman under coupled perturbations.
Open Kerr–Newman Pure math
K-691
Prove that event-horizon redshift estimates remain valid for near-extremal Kerr with uniform constants away from kappa=0.
Open Near-Kerr (vacuum) Pure math