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Using a coordinate-independent impact parameter in the post-post-Newtonian light deflection formulas

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

In [2] we have seen that among the post-post-Newtonian terms in the light deflection formulas there are "enhanced" ones that may become much larger than the other post-post-Newtonian terms. It is demonstrated here that these "enhanced" terms result from an inadequate choice of the impact parameter. Introducing another impact parameter, that can be considered as coordinate-independent, we demonstrate that all "enhanced" terms disappear from the formulas.

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@article{arxiv.0911.2170,
  title  = {Using a coordinate-independent impact parameter in the post-post-Newtonian light deflection formulas},
  author = {Sergei A. Klioner and Sven Zschocke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2170},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, no figures, report for astrometric mission Gaia

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