Complete calculations of the perihelion precession of Mercury and the deflection of light by the Sun in General Relativity

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dc.creatorMagnan, Christian
dc.date2007-12-21
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dc.descriptionTaking up a method devised by Taylor and Wheeler and collecting pieces of their work we offer a self-contained derivation of the formulae giving both the precession of the orbit of a planet around the Sun and the deflection angle of a light pulse passing near the Sun in the framework of General Relativity. The demonstration uses only elementary algebra without resorting to tensor formalism. No prior knowledge in relativity is needed to follow the presentation.
dc.description17 pages, 3 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3709
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3709
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144752
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleComplete calculations of the perihelion precession of Mercury and the deflection of light by the Sun in General Relativity
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