2010/07/11 by Arunava Bhadra, Bhadra, Arunava
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #History and Developments in Astronomy #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1007.1794
8 pages, 2 figures, Some errors of the earlier version have been corrected
openalex publication_date 2010/07/11 · arxiv created 2010/07/20 · arxiv updated 2010/07/21 · openalex created_date 2022/10/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
After discussing some subtle issues concerning the computation of deflection\nangle, a general but simple expression of bending angle of light rays in weak\ndeflection limit has been presented for a general static and spherically\nsymmetric space-time. In this context the importance of proper choice of polar\naxis has been highlighted. Applying the prescribed method the explicit\nexpression of bending angle up to an accuracy of second order in mass is\nobtained for the Schwarzschild geometry without restricting the source and the\nobserver to be at infinite distance away from the lens.\n