A WebGL-based Black Hole Simulator built as a Computer Graphics final project, inspired by the iconic Gargantua black hole from the movie Interstellar. This project visualizes a rotating black hole, its event horizon, and accretion disk in real-time, allowing you to explore the extreme physics of a Kerr black hole in a browser.
- Realistic gravitational lensing around the black hole.
- Spinning accretion disk with Doppler and gravitational redshift effects.
- Event horizon rendering with proper light absorption.
- Smooth 3D camera controls to explore the black hole from all angles.
- Fully WebGL-powered using Three.js and JSX for React integration.
- Physics inspired by Kip Thorne's theoretical models of black holes.
- React / JSX — Frontend framework for UI and component structure.
- Three.js — WebGL 3D rendering engine for real-time graphics.
- GLSL Shaders — Vertex and fragment shaders for black hole and accretion disk rendering.
- Post-processing Effects — UnrealBloom, lensing, and glow effects for visual realism.
This project is inspired by Gargantua from Interstellar (2014). The physics behind the simulation is based on ideas from Kip Thorne, who consulted for the movie and provided the real-world science behind the black hole's appearance.