Wave effect in gravitational lensing by a cosmic string
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
The wave effect in the gravitational lensing phenomenon by a straight cosmic string is investigated. The interference pattern is expressed in terms of a simple formula. We demonstrate that modulations of the interfered wave amplitude can be a unique signature of the wave effect. We briefly mention a possible chance of detecting the wave effect in future gravitational wave observatories.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0309694,
title = {Wave effect in gravitational lensing by a cosmic string},
author = {Kazuhiro Yamamoto and Keiji Tsunoda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0309694},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure