Rendering black holes with Haskell
Rendering black holes with Haskell launched on March 12, 2016 with 88 votes, #593 of 4,409 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
This project renders visualizations of black holes using the Haskell programming language. It's designed for people interested in physics simulations and functional programming. The work combines theoretical physics with Haskell's computational capabilities to create black hole imagery, making it suitable for developers and enthusiasts exploring how functional languages handle complex mathematical visualization tasks.
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