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In this paper, we use a new asymptotically flat and spherically symmetric solution in the generalized Einstein-Cartan-Kibble-Sciama (ECKS) theory of gravity to study the weak gravitational lensing and its shadow cast. To this end, we first…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-21 Ali Övgün , İzzet Sakallı

The strong gravitational lensing of a regular and rotating magnetic black hole in non-minimally coupled Einstein-Yang-Mills theory is studied. We find that, with the increase of any characteristic parameters of this black hole, such as the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-10-16 Ruanjing Zhang , Jiliang Jing , Zhipeng Peng , Qihong Huang

We construct static and spherically symmetric generalizations of the Schwarzschild- and Reissner-Nordstr\"om-(Anti-)de Sitter (RN-(A)dS) black-hole solutions in four-dimensional Einsteinian cubic gravity (ECG). The solutions are determined…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-01-24 Pablo Bueno , Pablo A. Cano

We investigate gravitational lensing in the context of the MOG modified theory of gravity. Using a formulation of the theory with no adjustable or fitted parameters, we present the MOG equations of motion for slow, nonrelativistic test…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-04 J. W. Moffat , S. Rahvar , V. T. Toth

Gravitational lens models with negative convergence(surface mass density projected onto the lens plane) inspired by modified gravity theories, exotic matter and energy have been recently discussed in such a way that a static and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Koji Izumi , Chisaki Hagiwara , Koki Nakajima , Takao Kitamura , Hideki Asada

Higher-derivative modifications of general relativity are generically expected from effective field theory approaches to quantum gravity, and they arise naturally in Lorentz-violating theories such as Einstein-Ether gravity. In this work,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-02 Sayantan Choudhury , Md Khalid Hossain , Gulnur Bauyrzhan , Koblandy Yerzhanov

Recent observations suggest the presence of supermassive black holes at the centers of many galaxies. The existence of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) in globular clusters has also been predicted. We focus on gravitational lensing as…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-01 Takayuki Tatekawa , Yuuki Okamura

Unlike the electromagnetic radiation from astrophysical objects, gravitational waves (GWs) from binary star mergers have much longer wavelengths and are coherent. For ground-based GW detectors, when the lens object between the source and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-05 Kai Liao , Shuxun Tian , Xuheng Ding

Strong gravitational lensing produces multiple images of a gravitational wave (GW) signal, which can be observed by detectors as time-separated copies of the same event. It has been shown that under favourable circumstances, by combining…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-08-04 Harsh Narola , Justin Janquart , Leïla Haegel , K. Haris , Otto A. Hannuksela , Chris Van Den Broeck

The Einstein-Euler-Heisenberg (EEH) black hole model is an extension of classical black hole solutions in general relativity, incorporating quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects via the Euler-Heisenberg Lagrangian. The Euler-Heisenberg…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-03-25 Gaetano Lambiase , Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi , Reggie C. Pantig , Ali Övgün

At cosmological distances, gravitational lensing can provide a direct measurement of supermassive black hole (SMBH) masses irrespective of their luminosities. Here, we directly estimate the mass of a SMBH in the brightest cluster galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-21 Mandy C. Chen , Tom Broadhurst , Jeremy Lim , Jose M. Diego , Youichi Ohyama , Holland Ford , Narciso Benítez

This paper explores gravitational phenomena associated with a non-commutative black hole. Geodesic equations are derived, and a thin accretion disk is analyzed to model the black hole shadow image, considering an optically thin, radiating,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-02 A. A. Araújo Filho , N. Heidari , Ali Övgün

This paper aims to investigate the astrophysical applicability of the electrically and magnetically charged black hole solutions obtained in a model of nonlinear electrodynamics proposed by Kruglov (Ann. Phys. Berlin 2017, 529, 170073).…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-18 O. Gurtug , M. Mangut

The properties of the relativistic rings which show up in images of a source when a black hole lies between the source and observer are examined. The impact parameters are calculated, along with the distances of closest approach of the rays…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan , O. Yu. Tsupko

We analyze gravitational lensing, in particular the shadow and photon rings, in the Ernst spacetime, also known as the Schwarzschild-Melvin spacetime, which describes a Schwarzschild black hole immersed in a homogenous magnetic field.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-30 Muhammad Haider Khan , Volker Perlick

Recently, the identification of new higher-curvature interactions known as Einsteinian cubic gravity (ECG) and Generalized quasi-topological gravities (GQGs) has allowed for important advances in the study of black hole solutions and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-12-17 Pablo A. Cano

We investigate gravitational lensing in the strong-field regime for a black hole in F(R) Euler Heisenberg Gravity with Rainbow gravity modifications. This black hole spacetime is characterized by the Euler Heisenberg parameter, F(R)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-21 Sayan Naskar , Niyaz Uddin Molla , Ujjal Debnath

In this paper we present an analytical treatment of gravitational lensing by Kerr black holes in the limit of very large deflection angles, restricting to observers in the equatorial plane. We accomplish our objective starting from the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 V. Bozza , F. De Luca , G. Scarpetta , M. Sereno

Gravity models given by higher-order scalar curvature corrections are believed to bear important consequences. The Einstein-Bel-Robinson gravity, with quartic curvature modification, motivated Sajadi et al to explore static spherically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-11 B. Hamil , B. C. Lütfüoğlu

The four observables associated with gravitational lensing of distant quasars by intervening galaxies: image splittings, relative amplifications, time delays, and optical depths, provide separate measures of the strength of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-18 Lawrence Krauss , Martin White