Relativistic Ray Tracing

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Simulation I · General relativity

The Black Hole

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Spin a/M (rotation)⟳0.215

Disc orbit⟳

Distance⟳31.8 M

Inclination⟳5.0 °

Field of view⟳55.0 °

Azimuth0.0 °

Auto orbit1.0 °/s

Accretion disc

Inner edge at ISCO

Inner radius3.60 M

Outer radius14.0 M

Disc rotation speed21.0 M/s

Peak temperature3950 K

Doppler & gravitational shift1.00

Colour model

Disc brightness6.00

Disc opacity0.90

Gas structure0.86

Streak size1.20

Streak density0.66

Inner concentration1.00

Background

Sky brightness3.05

Sky rotation0.0 °

Sky tilt35.0 °

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