Can Flamm's Paraboloid be described by Cartesian equations?

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Flamm's paraboloid can be described using Cartesian equations derived from the Schwarzschild metric. The shape is influenced by the mass and density of the spherical object causing the space deformation. By utilizing cylindrical polar coordinates and aligning them with the Schwarzschild coordinates, one can establish a function z(r) that maintains the distance-squared consistency with the Schwarzschild metric. A straightforward algebraic manipulation yields an expression for dz/dr, which can be integrated to obtain the Cartesian representation of Flamm's paraboloid.

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I would like to know if there exist any equations in Cartesian coordinates that describe the shape in three dimensions of Flamm´s paraboloid and if you can write them to me because I have searched for them but I can’t find any specific equations of what I want. I suppose that this shape would depend to the mass and the density (or radius) of the spherical object that produces the deformation of space.
 
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If you work in cylindrical polars and identify the ##r## and ##\phi## coordinates with the Schwarzschild ##r## and ##\phi## coordinates then circles around the origin are the right size automatically. That leaves you to pick a function ##z (r)## so that the distance-squared in the surface associated with a small change in ##r## (Pythagoras) is the same as the distance-squared in the Schwarzschild metric associated with a small change in ##r## (read from the metric). A little algebra should get you an expression for ##dz/dr## which should integrate easily enough.
 
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