In general relativity, the Weyl–Lewis–Papapetrou coordinates are used in solutions to the vacuum region surrounding an axisymmetric distribution of mass–energy.
They are named for Hermann Weyl, Thomas Lewis, and Achilles Papapetrou.
[1][2][3] The square of the line element is of the form:[4] where
, are unknown functions of the spatial non-angular coordinates
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