Padmanabhan, T.2012-03-032012-03-032008-04-01http://hdl.handle.net/11007/180The gravitational field of a massive, spherical, body like the Sun is described in general relativity by a solution to Einstein's equations called the Schwarzschild solution. Here is an elementary perspective on this solution, which {though far from a rigourous derivation - raises intriguing questions.enSchwarzschild metricGravitational fieldSphericalArticle