American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Schwarzschild Light Wavefront
Apply the Schwarzschild metric to the paths light travels when it radiates in every direction near a black hole. Adjust the position of the light source and observe the effective potential of the paths.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Classical Exploding Program
Simulation of the orbital dynamics of objects exploding near a large body in space.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Schwarzschild Light Impact
Visualization using the Schwarzschild metric, showing the path light travels near a black hole. Adjust the impact parameter and observe effective potential well of the light particle.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Schwarzschild Particle Program
Visualization using the Schwarzschild metric, showing the behavior of an object as it orbits about a black hole.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity Classical
Visual simulation of the Newtonian orbit of an object around a mass includes a graph of the effective potential.