Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Schwarzschild Light Wavefront

This site from Open Source Physics offers a file with a simulation of Kepler's theory of planetary motion, tested with the Earth rotating around the sun and another planet of the user's choosing. The download requires Java.

Visualization that uses the Schwarzschild metric, showing the orbit light travels near a black hole.

The path of cannonballs fired near a black hole are computed using the Schwarzschild metric and presented in this visualization, allowing for study of the theory of general relativity. The cannon's angle and the number and speed of the...

Simulation exploring the behavior of particles as they approach a black hole using Schwarzschild coordinates.

An extensive collection of simulations, activities, and worksheets for exploring relativity. Topics include Newtonian Physics, special relativity, Schwarzschild metric, Rain metric, Kerr metric, and general relativity orbits.

Simulation demonstrating the Compton Effect; how light is scattered off an electron. Adjust the angle of the scattering to see how Compton's equation can be used to predict the angle of the photon that is scattered.

A representation of Minkowski spacetime diagrams using graph paper that is rotated, showing the world lines of three stationary observers with light clocks.

Manipulate variables in order to observe the effects of relative motion on events such as an explosion and the time at which its light signal reaches a destination.

A simulation that permits exploration of a standing wave inside a pipe that can be open or closed at either end. The user can adjust the number of wave nodes.

What's wrong with this model? Students expect simulations to show factual science concepts, but these particular simulations are intentionally built incorrectly. The objective is to find where the physics concerning electric fields is...