Gravitational Self-Lens Effect

Details Gravitational Self-Lens Effect Gravitational Self-Lens Effect

Nov 1973

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1973phrvd...8.3329w&link_type=abstract

Physical Review D, vol. 8, Issue 10, pp. 3329-3337

Physics

6

Scientific paper

The optical image of a luminous mass under the influence of its own gravitational field near the Schwarzschild radius, as in the case of a dense neutron star, is studied. It is found that two important deviations from the classical nonrelativistic behavior occur. First, the stellar body appears to be enlarged by a gravitational self-lens effect. In the limiting case for the star approaching the Schwarzschild radius, the disk appears to be larger by a factor ~= 2.59. Second, the observed light intensity of the stellar disk appears to be nonuniform. In the case of a body near the Schwarzschild radius the intensity first drops toward the limb of the stellar disk and then sharply rises, forming a system of rings with high-peak intensity near the limb.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Gravitational Self-Lens Effect does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Gravitational Self-Lens Effect, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Gravitational Self-Lens Effect will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-945754