Interactive visualization of a thin disk around a Schwarzschild black hole

Observer:
rObs/rs
Inlination degree
fov degree
Disc:
view
rIn/rs
rOut/rs
Flux factor
Unit flux
Gamma
 
  • Left mouse button changes the inclination angle.
  • Left mouse button + SHIFT-key changes the observer's distance to the black hole.
  • If the observer is too close to the black hole, you see a small ring, but this is only an artifact.

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