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The “complex trick” in five-dimensional relativity

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The generation method developed by Newman et al. which creates from spherically symmetric solutions of the field equations by a complex coordinate transformation axisymmetric solutions is extended to five-dimensional relativity.

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10714-009-0902-y

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Lessner, G. The “complex trick” in five-dimensional relativity. Gen Relativ Gravit 40, 2177–2184 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-008-0625-5

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