General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists · Problem 12.14

Further spherically symmetric geometries — Hobson, Efstathiou & Lasenby

Physics · reissner-nordstrom-curvature-singularity

Problem

Calculate the invariant curvature scalar

R_{\mu\nu\rho\sigma}R^{\mu\nu\rho\sigma}

for the Reissner–Nordström geometry and hence show that the only intrinsic singularity occurs at

r = 0