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Light propagation in 2PN approximation in the field of one moving monopole: I. Initial value problem

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-02-09 v1

Abstract

In this investigation the light propagation in the gravitational field of one arbitrarily moving body with monopole structure is considered in the second post-Newtonian approximation. It is found that the light trajectory depends on the acceleration of the body. Some of these acceleration terms are important in order to get well-defined logarithmic functions with dimensionless arguments, while all the other acceleration terms are negligible on the pico-second level of accuracy in time-delay measurements. The expressions of the observables total light deflection and time delay are determined.

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@article{arxiv.1802.02764,
  title  = {Light propagation in 2PN approximation in the field of one moving monopole: I. Initial value problem},
  author = {Sven Zschocke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.02764},
  year   = {2018}
}

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53 pages, 1 figure