Estimation of gravitational bending of light in the weak deflection limit

Details Estimation of gravitational bending of light in the weak deflection limit Estimation of gravitational bending of light in the weak deflection limit

2010-07-11

arxiv.org/abs/1007.1794v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

8 pages, 2 figures, Some errors of the earlier version have been corrected

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After discussing some subtle issues concerning the computation of deflection angle, a general but simple expression of bending angle of light rays in weak deflection limit has been presented for a general static and spherically symmetric space-time. In this context the importance of proper choice of polar axis has been highlighted. Applying the prescribed method the explicit expression of bending angle up to an accuracy of second order in mass is obtained for the Schwarzschild geometry without restricting the source and the observer to be at infinite distance away from the lens.

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