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Black Hole Flyby

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-11-02 v2

Abstract

We calculate the minimum distance at which one may approach a black hole in a free flyby. It corresponds to r=4m for the Schwarzschild black hole and a probe which was non-relativistic at infinity. The problem is formulated in a way that is useful for teaching introductory general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2011.12186,
  title  = {Black Hole Flyby},
  author = {Sebastian J. Szybka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.12186},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

7 pages, 3 figures; changes to match published version

R2 v1 2026-06-23T20:28:47.470Z