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The stationary gravitational field near spatial infinity

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Any stationary, asymptotically flat solution to Einstein's equation is shown to asymptotically approach the Kerr solution in a precise sense. As an application of this result we prove a technical lemma on the existence of harmonic coordinates near infinity.

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    R. Beig & W. Simon

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Beig, R., Simon, W. The stationary gravitational field near spatial infinity. Gen Relat Gravit 12, 1003–1013 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00768926

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