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 maze Spring 2012 ASTR 2030 Black Holes: Homework

  1. Draw a Relativistic Scene (pdf) at 60%, or 80% or 90% or 95% of the speed of light.
    Due in class Tue Feb 7.
  2. Sagittario (pdf). Due in class Tue Feb 28.
  3. Black Hole Threatens Earth (pdf). Due in class Tue Apr 17.
  4. Hawking Radiation (pdf). Due in class Tue May 1.
These are my (Andrew Hamilton's) rendering of relativistically distorted scenes. Don't copy these: use your originality, and construct your own artistic scene! Yes I cheated, I used the BHFS to make these.
Normal scene.
Left Fore Right Aft

60% of the speed of light.
80% of the speed of light.
90% of the speed of light.
95% of the speed of light.
99% of the speed of light.
99.9% of the speed of light.

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Updated 2012 Apr 23