Black Hole Physics & Gravitational Lensing

Interactive simulation of spacetime curvature and light bending
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Black Hole Properties
Rs = 2GM/c²
Schwarzschild Radius: 29.5 km
Event Horizon: 29.5 km
Photon Sphere: 44.3 km
Gravitational Time Dilation: 1.00x
Current View
Observer Distance: 100 km
Viewing Angle: 45°
Redshift Factor: 1.00
Gravitational Lensing
Einstein Radius: --
Magnification: --
Multiple Images: 0
Accretion Disk
black hole diagram
Spacetime Curvature

Black holes warp spacetime so severely that light paths are bent, creating multiple images of background objects and dramatic visual distortions.

Event Horizon

The point of no return where escape velocity exceeds light speed.

Photon Sphere

Orbit where light can circle the black hole multiple times before escaping.

Gravitational Redshift

Light loses energy climbing out of the gravitational well, shifting to red wavelengths.

Black Hole Types

Stellar

3-20 M☉
Formed from collapsing massive stars

Intermediate

100-10⁵ M☉
Mysterious formation mechanism

Supermassive

10⁵-10¹⁰ M☉
Found in galactic centers

Primordial

Microscopic to stellar
Formed in early universe

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