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Schwarzschild Spacetime

   

It is the first exact solution of the Einstein's equation, proposed in 1916. The metric is:

It has a singularity at r=2M, this r is called the Schwarzschild radius. It is an horizon. It is the solution near a spherically symmetric massive object.

For radially outward null geodesics we found a volume expansion for this metric of:



Peggy Varniere
Fri Jul 24 11:57:38 EDT 1998