Date
5-5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The breaking of symmetries of light ray wavefronts on the Kerr and Schwarzschild black hole solutions is examined. Using a newly created software platform, a detailed simulation of a wavefront of light interacting with a rotating black hole was explored. This was done by solving a set of ten ordinary differential equations, then implementing them computationally using the Runge-Kutta method. Using this obtained data, we compare how wavefronts of light behave in the Kerr metric as compared to the Schwarzschild solutions.
Department
Physics
Thesis Comittee
Thomas Kling (Thesis Director)
Laura Gross
Jeffrey Williams
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Grotzke, Eric. (2017). The Influence of Rotation on Black Hole Wavefronts. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 228. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/228
Copyright © 2017 Eric Grotzke