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    Where is the extremal Kerr ISCO?

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    Although the circular photon orbit and ISCO for the Kerr black hole remain distinct from each other and from the horizon in the extremal spin limit on a constant Boyer-Lindquist time slice, on a horizon-crossing slice they both coincide with the null generators of the horizon.Comment: 6 pages; v2: minor cosmetic changes; coincides with published versio
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