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Kerr spacetime in Lemaître coordinates

We present a novel formulation of the Kerr spacetime solution, based on the Lemaître coordinates. Such an approach allows one to avoid the coordinate singularities of the Boyer-Lindquist metric, thus offering the possibility to explore in some detail the Kerr physics near and beyond the event horizon, adopting the point of view of a freely falling observer, whose adapted tetrad is moreover proven to be Fermi-Walker transported. We use the Lemaître form of the Kerr metric discussing the motion of radial photons close to the Cauchy horizon, also showing that their behaviour fairly agrees with other similar results presented in the literature. Being synchronous, the Lemaître form of the Kerr metric allows a Hamiltonian formulation of a quantum field theory nearby and beyond the Kerr event horizon. This could provide a further tool in the investigation of the intriguing issue concerning the Cauchy horizon (in)stability.