ingoing Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coordinate system
gptkbp:appliesTo Schwarzschild metric
gptkbp:coordinates null coordinate
gptkbp:coordinateVariables v, r, θ, φ
gptkbp:dimensions four-dimensional spacetime
gptkbp:feature describes infalling light rays
regular at event horizon
removes Schwarzschild coordinate singularity at event horizon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ingoing Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
gptkb:David_Finkelstein
gptkbp:r*Definition r* = r + 2GM ln|r/2GM - 1|
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:outgoing_Eddington–Finkelstein_coordinates
gptkbp:usedFor describing black holes
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:vDefinition v = t + r*
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eddington–Finkelstein_coordinates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5