Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2011-10-31
Phys. Rev. D 85, 023006 (2012) [4 pages]
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Revised version accepted for publication in Physical Review D. 5 pages including 3 figures and 4 references are added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.85.023006
We revisit the effect of cosmological constant $\Lambda$ on the light deflection and its role in the cosmological lens equation. First, we re-examine the motion of photon in the Schwarzschild spacetime, and explicitly describe the trajectory of photon and deflection angle $\alpha$ up to the second-order in $G$. Then the discussion is extended to the contribution of the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ in the Schwarzschild-de Sitter or Kottler spacetime. Contrary to the previous arguments, we emphasize the following points: (a) the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ does appear in the orbital equation of light, (b) nevertheless the bending angle of light $\alpha$ does not change its form even if $\Lambda \neq 0$ since the contribution of $\Lambda$ is thoroughly absorbed into the definition of the impact parameter, and (c) the effect of $\Lambda$ is completely involved in the angular diameter distance $D_A$.
Arakida Hideyoshi
Kasai Masumi
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