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Why Interstellar's Gargantua black hole is real physics
Original: Gargantua isn't a visual effect: almost everything on screen is dictated by gravity. What the shadow is, why the disk sh
A breakdown of Gargantua, the black hole from the film Interstellar, is recirculating among science and space enthusiasts. The explainer notes that nearly everything on screen is dictated by gravity rather than artistic invention: the shadow, the photon ring, and why the accretion disk appears above and below the hole are all consequences of gravitational lensing. It also points out what the filmmakers deliberately left out for visual clarity.
Why now: Interest endures in how Interstellar's black hole was rendered with input from physicist Kip Thorne, and the explainer keeps resurfacing as people revisit the film's science.
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- Gargantua isn't a visual effect: almost everything on screen is dictated by gravity. What the shadow is, why the disk shows above and below, what the photon ring is, and what the film deliberately left out. # science # physics # space # webgl # software # coding # development #… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 8
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