Show HN: Real-time raytracing around a black hole

Category: other

Tags: raytracing, black-hole, general-relativity, visualization, physics-simulation

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 1, Utility: 3)

A real-time raytracing visualization of light bending around a black hole using geodesics in curved spacetime. The project demonstrates an impressive technical feat by computing photon paths in a simplified field solution, but lacks documentation and has limited practical utility beyond educational demonstration.

Target audience: physics enthusiasts, graphics programmers, educators

Repository: https://rivendell.dmitrybrant.com/blackhole/

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