Schwarzschild metric
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The Schwarzschild metric is an exact solution to the Einstein field equations that describes the gravitational field outside a spherical, non-rotating, and uncharged mass. It serves as a fundamental model in general relativity for describing slowly rotating astronomical bodies and predicting the existence of black holes.
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The Schwarzschild solution describes spacetime around a black hole.
“it describes what the space time around that looks like. It's called the Schwarzschild solution, and it describes a black hole.”
Open the episode · Adam Brown – Einstein's happiest thought: General Relativity from scratchListen at 33:28
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