Karl Schwarzschild
Karl Schwarzschild (9 October 1873 - 11 May 1916) was a German physicist and astronomer.
Best known for his solution to Einstein' s equations of general relativity, which describes the gravitational field outside a non-rotating black hole with no magnetic field.
The equation describes how a particle moves space near this black hole (using spherical coordinates).
ds is the path it follows
dt is the change in time
dr is the change in radius
d and d are the change in angle
is also the angle
is the set radius limit of the heavy object
r is how close the travelling object is to the heavy object
c is the speed of light
This equation is also known as the Schwarzschild metric or Schwarzschild solution.
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1873 births
1916 deaths
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German military personnel of World War I
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