Apparent Horizon -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Apparent Horizon

The locus of furthest points from which photons are unable to escape a static black hole. The circumference is


where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the black hole, c is the speed of light, and is the solar mass. Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy

Absolute Horizon, Black Hole, Event Horizon


© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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