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The Schwarzschild Metric: A Newtonian Comparison
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A Short Proof of Birkoff's Theorem derived the Schwarzschild metric in units of ##G = c = 1##:\begin{equation} ds^2 = -\left(1 - \frac{2M}{r}\right)dt^2…
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The Schwarzschild Metric: The Photon Sphere
A Short Proof of Birkoff's Theorem derived the Schwarzschild metric in units of ##G = c = 1##:\begin{equation} ds^2 = -\left(1 - \frac{2M}{r}\right)dt^2…
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The Schwarzschild Metric: GPS Satellites
A Global Positioning System (GPS) device gives your precise location by receiving light pulses from satellites with synchronized clocks then…