Are there non-spherical blackholes?

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There are four known solutions to Einstein's field equations for black holes, two of which are non-spherical: the rotating Kerr and Kerr-Newman black holes. The other two solutions, the Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordstrom black holes, are static and spherical. Rotating black holes are confirmed to be non-spherical. The discussion emphasizes the distinction between static and rotating black holes in terms of their shape. Understanding these variations is crucial for comprehending black hole physics.
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An amount of material I have read recently refers (specifically) to the spherical case of black holes. Are there non-spherical black holes?

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Noel.
 
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There are 4 known solutions to Einstein field equations for black holes. Two of the four are rotating black holes, which are not spherical - Kerr and Kerr-Newman black holes. The other two are the Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordstrom black holes, which are static and spherical. In each case, one variant carries no charge and the other has a charge.
 
Thanks Chronos. Can I just confirm - rotating implies non-spherical, is that correct?

Regards,

Noel.
 
Thanks Chronos.
 

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