Schwarzschild tortoise coordinate (source code)

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= Schwarzschild tortoise coordinate
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The tortoise coordinate satisfies
$$
\frac{dr_*}{dr}=\left(1-\frac{2M}{r}\right)^{-1},
\qquad
r_*=r+2M\log\left|\frac{r}{2M}-1\right|.
$$

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