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Interactive visualization of a thin disc around a Schwarzschild black hole

Interactive visualization of a thin disc around a Schwarzschild black hole

In a first course in general relativity, the Schwarzschild spacetime is the most discussed analytic solution to Einstein's field equations. Unfortunately, there is rarely enough time to study the optical consequences of the bending of light for some advanced examples. In this paper, we present how the visual appearance of …