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Optics in a field of gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-02 v3

Abstract

An observer at rest in a uniformly accelerated reference frame experiences a parallel gravitational field, where the rays of light are formed as circular arcs instead of being straight lines. We deduce how a sphere at rest in the Rindler frame, and a freely falling sphere, will appear to an observer at rest in the frame.

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@article{arxiv.0812.2816,
  title  = {Optics in a field of gravity},
  author = {E. Eriksen and O. Gron},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.2816},
  year   = {2010}
}

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14 pages and 6 figures

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