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Under very general assumptions on the accretion flow geometry, images of a black hole illuminated by electromagnetic radiation display a sequence of photon rings (demagnified and rotated copies of the direct image) which asymptotically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-24 Maciek Wielgus

We investigate strong gravitational lensing by a charged loop quantum gravity (LQG) black hole obtained through the polymerisation scheme of Borges \textit{et al.} \cite{Borges:2023fog}. These effective geometries replace the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-25 Arun Kumar , Qiang Wu , Tao Zhu , Sushant G. Ghosh

We study gravitational lensing by a recently proposed black hole solution in Loop Quantum Gravity. We highlight the fact that the quantum gravity corrections to the Schwarzschild metric in this model evade the `mass suppression' effects…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-16 Satyabrata Sahu , Kinjalk Lochan , D. Narasimha

We analyze gravitational lensing in the strong field limit for spherically symmetric string-inspired Euler-Heisenberg black holes, characterized by magnetic charge ($q$) and Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton coupling constants ($\alpha, \beta$) from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-23 Amnish Vachher , Shafqat Ul Islam , Rahul Kumar Walia , Sushant G. Ghosh

We study gravitational lensing by a Reissner-Nordstrom (RN) black hole in the weak field limit. We obtain the basic equations for the deflection angle and time delay and find analytical expressions for the positions and amplifications of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Sereno

We investigate strong gravitational lensing by a marginally unstable photon sphere in a Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m naked singularity spacetime. Using the Picard-Fuchs equation, we derive full-order power series expressions for the deflection…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-10 Tadashi Sasaki

In this paper, we delve into the gravitational lensing and photon trajectories in the vicinity of non-asymptotically flat black hole spacetimes within the framework of dRGT massive gravity, incorporating a non-zero graviton mass. We assume…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-16 Haximjan Abdusattar , Yu-Xuan Han , Abdujappar Rusul , Shi-Bei Kong

We examine a class of charged black holes in scalar-tensor gravity as gravitational lenses. We find the deflection angle in the strong deflection limit, from which we obtain the positions and the magnifications of the relativistic images.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-01 Ernesto F. Eiroa , Carlos M. Sendra

The deflection of light in the strong field limit is an important test for alternative theories of gravity. However, solutions for the metric that allow for analytic computations are not always available. We implement a hybrid…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-09 Javier Chagoya , C. Ortiz , Benito Rodríguez , Armando A. Roque

The behaviors of null geodesics in the spherical symmetric black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton (EMD) theory with coupling function $f(\Phi)=e^{-2\alpha \Phi}$ are meticulously analyzed. We investigate the effects of coupling constant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-11 Chatchai Promsiri , Weerawit Horinouchi , Ekapong Hirunsirisawat

If it is hypothesised that there is no dark matter then some alternative gravitational theory must take the place of general relativity (GR) on the largest scales. Dynamical measurements can be used to investigate the nature of such a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daniel J. Mortlock , Edwin L. Turner

This research delves into the optical characteristics of stationary, spherically symmetric black holes. These black holes follow the Konoplya-Zhidenko deformation rule in arbitrary gravity theories. This research finds that the effects of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-28 Qiao Yue , Zhaoyi Xu , Meirong Tang

We investigate gravitational lensing near a charged black hole with a global monopole in the strong field regime, focusing on the combined effects of the global monopole and black hole charge on key observables in gravitational lensing both…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-01 Yi-Ling Lan , Yun-Feng Qu , Jiawei Hu , Hongwei Yu

Effective field theory (EFT) provides a systematic framework for parametrizing possible higher-energy corrections to general relativity through higher-curvature interactions. In this work, we investigate gravitational lensing in both weak-…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-28 Takamasa Kanai

In this work, gravitational lensing in the weak and strong field limits is investigated for black hole spacetime within the framework of Hu-Sawicki $f(R)$ gravity. We employ the Ishihara et al. approach for weak lensing and adopt Bozza's…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-03 Gayatri Mohan , Nashiba Parbin , Umananda Dev Goswami

The detailed study of the strong gravitational lensing of a Kerr black hole within Quantum Einstein Gravity (QEG) is performed. We calculate the photon sphere, the deflection angle of light, and observables on the equatorial plane under the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-09 Chen-Hao Xie , Yu Zhang , Bo-Li Liu , Peng-Fei Duan , Yu-Li Lou

The effect of gravitational wave of cosmological wavelength on the gravitational lensing is investigated. When the source, deflector, and observer are aligned in a highly symmetric configuration, an Einstein ring will be observed by the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-04 Wenshuai Liu

Interpreting horizon-scale observations of astrophysical black holes demands a general understanding of null geodesics in the Kerr spacetime. These may be divided into two classes: "direct" rays that primarily determine the observational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-18 Samuel E. Gralla , Alexandru Lupsasca

How does the appearance of a strongly lensed system change if a gravitational wave is produced by the lens? In this work we address this question by considering a supermassive black hole binary at the center of the lens emitting…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-29 Leonardo Giani , Cullan Howlett , Tamara M. Davis

In this paper, the optical effects that occur near a Schwarzschild-like black hole (BH) with a Dehnen-type $(1,4,2)$ dark matter (DM) halo are explored. We first derive the photon sphere radius and obtain an analytical expression for the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-11 Javokhir Sharipov , Jonibek Khasanov , Pankaj Sheoran , Sanjar Shaymatov , Bobomurat Ahmedov