https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06240-0
Regular Article
A methodological framework for solving Einstein’s equations in axially symmetric spacetimes
1
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada and Instituto Universitario de Física Fundamental y Matemáticas, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
2
Centro de Estudios, Gimnasio Campestre, Bogotá, Colombia
3
Escuela de Física, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
4
Departamento de Física, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela
Received:
23
December
2024
Accepted:
12
March
2025
Published online:
20
May
2025
This work presents a novel methodology for deriving stationary and axially symmetric solutions to Einstein’s field equations using the 
tetrad formalism. This approach reformulates the Einstein equations into first-order scalar equations, enabling systematic resolution in vacuum scenarios. We derive two distinct solutions in polar and hyperbolic geometries by assuming the separability of a key metric function. Our method reproduces well-known solutions such as Schwarzschild and Kerr metrics and extends the case of rotating spacetimes to hyperbolic configurations. Additionally, we explore the role of Killing tensors in enabling separable metric components, simplifying analyses of geodesic motion and physical phenomena. This framework demonstrates robustness and adaptability for addressing the complexities of axially symmetric spacetimes, paving the way for further applications to Kerr-like solutions in General Relativity.
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