Schwarzschild Geodesics
Light bending · ISCO · Photon sphere · Orbital precession
Particle type
Massive
Light
Impact param b/M:
8.0
Launch angle (°):
90
Trails:
3
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Bound orbit
r_s = 2GM/c²
— Schwarzschild radius
r_ph = 3M
— Photon sphere
r_ISCO = 6M
— Innermost stable circular orbit
Geodesics follow: d²u/dφ² + u = 3Mu² (light) or M/L² + 3Mu² (massive)
r (current)
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φ (rad)
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Deflection
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