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Function to calcul the Schwarzschild radius with a mass
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calc_schwarzschild_radius.js
const lightSpeed = 299792458; // meter (per second)
const solarMass = 1.98855 * Math.pow( 10, 30 ); // kilograms
const gravity = 6.67408 * Math.pow( 10, -11 );
function calcSchwarzschildRadius( nbSolarMass ) {
return ( 2 * gravity * nbSolarMass * solarMass ) / ( lightSpeed * lightSpeed );
}
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