An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A property of → space-time outside a → rotating black hole, which consists
of a surface which geometrically bounds the → ergosphere outward. At the stationary limit a particle would have to move with the local light velocity in order to appear stationary to a distant observer. This is because the space here is being dragged at exactly the speed of light relative to the rest of space. Outside this limit space is still dragged, but at a rate less than the speed of light. Also known as → static limit.

See also: → stationary; → limit; → surface.