Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...206.0511g&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #05.11; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.790
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Visualizing optical distortions around or near Black Holes remains an important challenge in any course in astronomy or relativity. While many images of Einstein rings and other physical examples of this distortion exist, most are poorly resolved, lacking any fine detail. Further, the few simulators which have been written to demonstrate these effects are neither customizable nor generally available to the public. To this end we have written a dynamic, and more importantly, customizable visualization tool to facilitate the creation of instructor defined images and videos. Though still in the process of development, the tool allows user defined camera rotation with a static or free-falling observer about black holes of various types. Outputs include real-time rendering in addition to the generation of images and videos. The ultimate goal of the project is the creation of a generally distributable program requiring little in the way of technical expertise or advanced hardware to operate.
Gipson B.
Kornreich David Allan
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