Astronomy Labs
Interactive lab

Spacetime Warp Sandbox

Interactive 3D-style canvas simulation: Spacetime Warp Sandbox.

Object typeblack hole
Schwarzschild radius89 km
Well depth83%

Rubber-sheet embedding of spacetime curvature (schematic). Past the collapse limit the star vanishes inside its Schwarzschild radius: the grid ends at the event horizon and a photon ring glows at 1.5 rₛ.

Concepts in this lab

curvatureschwarzschild radiusphoton ring
Connected topic

Black-hole thermodynamics

A complete introduction to Black-hole thermodynamics within Black holes, linking observations, physical models, history and modern applications.

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