| ENCYCLOPEDIA 4U .com |
Encyclopedia Home Page |
|
|
Schwarzschild metricIn general relativity, the Schwarzschild metric is a static spherically symmetric solution of Einstein's field equations of the vacuum (, where is the Ricci tensor).It is given explicitly as
where is the gravitational radius (or Schwarzschild radius) and is the mass of the source of the field.
See also Kruskal coordinates, Eddington coordinates 
|
Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. We accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site. We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Schwarzschild metric".