A simple calculation of the deflection of light in a Schwarzschild gravitational field

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1194-1196

  Lerner, L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0031507666     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18757     Document Type: Article

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