Problems Rigidity / Uniqueness K-305
K-305

Kerr characterization from horizon intrinsic data

partial Rigidity / Uniqueness

Statement

Find minimal intrinsic conditions on a horizon cross-section that force the ambient vacuum spacetime to be locally Kerr.

Mathematical prerequisites

Isolated-horizon formalism; Petrov type D conditions; geometric PDE on two-spheres; local-to-global extension.

Why it matters

This asks how much of Kerr is encoded directly on the horizon.

Completion criteria

A complete answer must identify intrinsic horizon data and prove a local or global reconstruction theorem to Kerr.

Implications if solved

Would give a horizon-based recognition principle for the Kerr geometry.


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