Geometry of Time and Space Near Black Hole
Space geometry of a black hole and possible trajectories. R is the Schwarzschild radius. The increased warping of space as we come closer to the black hole results in several possible trajectories for objects in its vicinity. The trajectory will depend on three variables, the object's speed, its direction, and its distance.
An object (spaceship) moving at one-half the speed of light in the last stable orbit.
Space geometry of a black hole and possible trajectories. R is the Schwarzschild radius. The increased warping of space as we come closer to the black hole results in several possible trajectories for objects in its vicinity. The trajectory will depend on three variables, the object's speed, its direction, and its distance.
An object (spaceship) moving at one-half the speed of light in the last stable orbit.
- An object approaching head on is sucked into the black hole.
- An object on a nonradial trajectory falls into the black hole on a cu rved path.
- A photon passing outside the photon sphere is deflected at a large angle.
- A photon outside the photon sphere returns in a direction opposite to its original path.
- At the boundary of the photon sphere a photon moves continuously in a circular orbit.
