Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in a Gravitational Field
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
A novel approach to the calculation of the deflection of highly relativistic test particles in gravitational fields is described. We make use of the light-like boosts of the gravitational fields of the sources. Examples are given of the deflection of highly relativistic particles in the Schwarzschild and Kerr gravitational fields, in the field of a static, axially symmetric, multipole source and in the field of a cosmic string. The deflection of spinning particles is also discussed.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0311010,
title = {Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in a Gravitational Field},
author = {C. Barrabes and P. A. Hogan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0311010},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
18 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity