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How to calculate basis vectors from metric tensor (as a matrix)?
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By derive the basis vectors from the metric tensor I mean: acquire a formula to calculate the values of the basis vectors, at any point...
Jul 24, 2025
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As I understand from my self-study (and I'm well aware I may be wrong, so please correct me and/or point me in the right direction etc...
Jul 24, 2025
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Get geodesics & parallel transport on 2D surfaces (discrete timestep)
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Given that the Wikipedia page for the Ellis wormhole has some questionable claims about circular geodesics of constant rho which, on its...
Jul 19, 2025
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Turns out, with enough precise configuration, my code is able to get geodesics that spiral into and out of the wormhole throat already...
Jul 18, 2025
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@Ibix I returned to working on this, and-- assuming you're okay with the ping-- I have a more specific question to ask about the...
Jul 17, 2025
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I tried the simulation with the equations mentioned for velocity, but the results did not seem to match either my or their geodesics...
Jul 5, 2025
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I might be being silly but it doesn't look like I can edit my post anymore. I was just going to fix that ρ²=(r²+b²), not ρ.
Jul 3, 2025
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Thank you for the reply! Would timelike and null geodesics even look different in a spacetime that doesn't change with time? For the...
Jul 3, 2025
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I managed to figure out an issue with the geodesics I move with not matching the geodesics shown in the visualisation; that was just...
Jul 3, 2025
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Hi, what I thought I'd managed to do some months ago was to create a 2D manifold movement simulation / visualisation on a catenoid, to...
Jun 29, 2025
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