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You can put in your room

Physically Accurate Black Hole

Show HN

Source: Hacker News

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What is This?

A web-based visualization that brings astrophysics to your browser

Bringing Astrophysics Home

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    Web-based visualization No installation required—open in any modern browser
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    Physically accurate Based on real general relativity equations
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    Interactive experience Explore a black hole from your own room
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    GPU-accelerated Real-time rendering for smooth visualization

How It Works

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Calculate Light Paths

Simulate how light bends around extreme gravity using general relativity

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Render Accretion Disk

Apply Doppler effect and gravitational lensing to the matter disk

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Define Event Horizon

Mark the boundary where nothing escapes—not even light

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Real-time Display

GPU acceleration delivers smooth, interactive visualization

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What Makes It Special

Cutting-edge visualization meets real physics

Key Features

visibility

Gravitational Lensing

Watch light bend around the black hole's immense gravity

palette

Doppler Effect

Accretion disk colors shift based on relative motion

speed

Real-time Rendering

Smooth performance powered by GPU acceleration

language

Browser-based

No downloads or plugins—just open and explore

287
Hacker News Points
Top of Show HN with overwhelmingly positive reception from the community

Experience It Yourself

Visit blackhole.plav.in to explore

Source: https://blackhole.plav.in
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