LIGHT AND BLACK HOLES

Apparent image of the accretion circles of a black hole and its photon circle

TRAJECTORIES AND DEFLECTIONS OF LIGHT IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD GENERATED BY A MASSIVE OBJECT

This page presents the calculation and visualization of light deflection in gravitational fields generated by massive objects and black holes. It compares the predictions of classical mechanics and general relativity (Schwarzschild and Kerr metrics), and explains the main properties of astrophysical black holes. Figures and interactive animations illustrate gravitational light bending, photon trajectories, and orbital dynamics around rotating or non-rotating black holes.

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