A SIMPLE CALCULATION OF THE DEFLECTION OF LIGHT IN A SCHWARZSCHILD GRAVITATIONAL-FIELD

Authors
LERNER L
Citation
L. Lerner, A SIMPLE CALCULATION OF THE DEFLECTION OF LIGHT IN A SCHWARZSCHILD GRAVITATIONAL-FIELD, American journal of physics, 65(12), 1997, pp. 1194-1196
Citations number
10
Journal title
American journal of physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029505
Volume
65
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1194 - 1196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9505(1997)65:12<1194:ASCOTD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The problem of the deflection of light in a medium with varying refrac tive index is applied to the motion of light in a weak Schwarzschild g ravitational field, In contrast to the standard deviation, the present method is physically transparent, providing a clear reason for the fa ctor-of-2 deviation of the general relativistic result from that of th e Newtonian theory without any detailed calculation, (C) 1997 American Association of Physics Teachers.