Second-order contributions to gravitational deflection of light in the parametrized post-Newtonian formalism
Abstract
By considering the largest of the post-post-Newtonian terms, we have developed a parametrized expansion of the solar metric to one order beyond the linear terms. Using this parametrized post-linear metric we calculate the orbits of photons in the Sun's equatorial plane and the resulting deflection. The results depend on four of the usual parametrized post-Newtonian parameters and five new parameters, as well as on the Sun's total angular momentum and quadrupole moment parameter. Jovian light deflection is also examined.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- September 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.26.1219
- Bibcode:
- 1982PhRvD..26.1219R