Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime

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This applet explores from three different physical perspectives the orbit of a low-mass test particle around a non-rotating black hole. An instructional guide to the applet and a description of the parameters involved is available.

https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Fundamentals = Celestial Mechanics - Stars	- Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Reference Material

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java - image/gif - text/html	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Has a copyright or other licensing restriction.
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 27, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 25, 1998
Other Collections:: The Nucleus

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=1784">Walker, John. Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime. December 25, 1998.</a>

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J. Walker, , WWW Document, (https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/).

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J. Walker, Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime, <https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/>.

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Walker, J. (1998, December 25). Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/

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Walker, John. Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime. December 25, 1998. https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/ (accessed 25 April 2025).

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Walker, John. Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime. 25 Dec. 1998. 25 Apr. 2025 <https://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/orbits/>.

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@misc{ Author = "John Walker", Title = {Orbits in Strongly Curved Spacetime}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {25 April 2025}, Month = {December 25, 1998}, Year = {} }

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