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Light bending in a Coulombic field

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-05-20 v2 Classical Physics

Abstract

The nonlinear Euler-Heisenberg interaction bends light toward an electric charge. The bending angle and trajectory of light in a Coulombic field are computed in geometric optics.

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@article{arxiv.1012.1134,
  title  = {Light bending in a Coulombic field},
  author = {Jin Young Kim and Taekoon Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.1134},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages; references and comments added

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