Gravitational deflection of light and helicity asymmetry
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2010-11-19 v1
Abstract
The helicity modification of light polarization which is induced by the gravitational deflection from a classical heavy rotating body, like a star or a planet, is considered. The expression of the helicity asymmetry is derived; this asymmetry signals the gravitationally induced spin transfer from the rotating body to the scattered photons.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0207036,
title = {Gravitational deflection of light and helicity asymmetry},
author = {Enore Guadagnini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0207036},
year = {2010}
}
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6 pages, 1 figure