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The closed-form matrix is a left inverse of the Boyer-Lindquist Kerr metric

Proved
KerrBL.ginv_mul_g_Kerr

by He Wang · Sep 9, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

coordinate-geometrygeneral-relativitykerr-metrickerrbl-missionricci-flatness

For all real M,aM,aM,a, every point xxx of the regular domain (Σ≠0\Sigma\neq0Σ=0, Δ≠0\Delta\neq0Δ=0, sin⁡θ≠0\sin\theta\neq0sinθ=0) and all indices i,j∈{0,1,2,3}i,j\in\{0,1,2,3\}i,j∈{0,1,2,3},

∑k=03g^ik(x) gkj(x)=δij,\sum_{k=0}^{3}\hat g^{ik}(x)\,g_{kj}(x)=\delta_{ij},k=0∑3​g^​ik(x)gkj​(x)=δij​,

where ggg is the Boyer-Lindquist Kerr metric and g^\hat gg^​ the closed-form candidate inverse of KerrBL_Kerr_Metric.

This is Layer I of the mission. The generic Christoffel symbols take the inverse as data, so the Ricci-flatness statement would be vacuous for a wrong candidate (for g^=0\hat g=0g^​=0 every Γ\GammaΓ vanishes). This theorem removes that loophole and is bundled into the headline vacuum_Kerr.

Formalization Note Stated componentwise with if i = j then 1 else 0. Only the left inverse g^g=I\hat g g=Ig^​g=I is asserted; the two-sided statement follows mathematically but is not part of the text.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_KerrBL_Kerr_Metric
open KerrBL Filter Topology
Formal statement
theorem KerrBL.ginv_mul_g_Kerr (M a : ℝ) (x : Pt) (hx : RegKerr M a x) (i j : Fin 4) :
    (∑ k : Fin 4, giKerr M a i k x * gKerr M a k j x) = (if i = j then 1 else 0) := by sorry
Source
R. P. Kerr, Gravitational field of a spinning mass as an example of algebraically special metrics, Phys. Rev. Lett. 11 (1963) 237-238, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.11.237; R. H. Boyer and R. W. Lindquist, Maximal analytic extension of the Kerr metric, J. Math. Phys. 8 (1967) 265-281, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1705193, Sec. 2 (Boyer-Lindquist form of the Kerr line element); metric components transcribed token-for-token from the project certificate EinsteinSolver/certificate/kerr/metric.json (sha256 d729883d95fd7d3cf84d9c971c6725f847155562cc4e88660535b8d0bd0be336); design record LEAN/kerr-formalization/mission/DESIGN.md, node N1 (ginv_mul_g_Kerr)
Human review
  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Sep 14, 2026

  • Endorsed by He Wang · Sep 14, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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