Concept information
Preferred term
Schwarzschild metric
Definition(s)
- In Einstein's theory of general relativity, the Schwarzschild metric (also known as the Schwarzschild solution) is an exact solution to the Einstein field equations that describes the gravitational field outside a spherical mass, on the assumption that the electric charge of the mass, angular momentum of the mass, and universal cosmological constant are all zero. The solution is a useful approximation for describing slowly rotating astronomical objects such as many stars and planets, including Earth and the Sun. It was found by Karl Schwarzschild in 1916, and around the same time independently by Johannes Droste, who published his more complete and modern-looking discussion four months after Schwarzschild. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzschild_metric)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Schwarzschild black hole
- Schwarzschild cosmology
- Schwarzschild model
- Schwarzschild space
- Schwarzschild spacetime
- Schwarzschild universe
In other languages
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French
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cosmologie de Schwarzschild
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espace de Schwarzschild
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espace-temps de Schwarzschild
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modèle de Schwarzschild
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trou noir de Schwarzschild
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univers de Schwarzschild
URI
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