In the mathematical description of general relativity, the Boyer–Lindquist coordinates are a generalization of the coordinates used for the metric of a Schwarzschild black hole that can be used to express the metric of a Kerr black hole.
The coordinate transformation from Boyer–Lindquist coordinates , to Cartesian coordinates x, y, z is given by
The line element for a black hole with mass , angular momentum , and charge in Boyer–Lindquist coordinates and natural units () is