Researchers at Caltech have come up with a new way to visualize the warping of space and time using what they call ‘Tendex’ lines, a clever way to visualize these fields similar to electric and magnetic forces.
Tendex and vortex lines provide a powerful new way to understand black holes, gravity, and the nature of the universe. “Using these tools, we can now make much better sense of the tremendous amount of data that’s produced in our computer simulations,” says Dr. Mark Scheel, a senior researcher at Caltech and leader of the team’s simulation work.
Shown above is the vortex rendering of the pulsations of a black hole.
via Tendex And Vortex Lines – A New Way To Visualize Warped Space And Time.
