Deflection of light to second order: A tool for illustrating principles of general relativity

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 770-773

  Bodenner, Jeremiah ^a   Will, Clifford M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0043231503     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1570416     Document Type: Article

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