Tendex line
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Tendex line
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A tendex line is a traversal line describing the path matter takes through the accretion disc of a black hole. A tendex line typically follows a spiral around the black hole descending to the event horizon. Matter on this line experiences a stretching effect, while vortex lines describe a twisting effect. Both of these types of lines can be used to visualise black holes, and the ways in which spacetime warps around them. They may also help to explain phenomena such as the 'kicks' observed in sim
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendex_line
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2023-07-29T17:45:04Z
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