Calculate the deflection of light caused by the gravity of a star of mass 8M sun and radius 4Rsun.

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Calculate the deflection of light caused by the gravity of a star of mass 8Msun and
radius 4Rsun.
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the deflection of light caused by the gravity of a star of mass 8Msun and radius 4Rsun.
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  • The general theory of relativity suggests that the spacetime around a large gravitational source will be curved. Thus a photon passing by the source will appear to be traveling in a curved path.

 

  • The amount of selection caused will be given by,

θ=2GMRc2

Here G is the universal gravitational constant, M is the mass of the source, R is its radius, and c is the speed of light.

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