An asymptotically consistent approximant for the equatorial bending angle of light due to Kerr black holes

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AA7538zbMATH Open1367.83019arXiv1701.05828OpenAlexW2582401436MaRDI QIDQ5283574FDOQ5283574

Authors: N. S. Barlow, S. J. Weinstein, Joshua Faber 

Publication date: 24 July 2017

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An accurate closed-form expression is provided to predict the bending angle of light as a function of impact parameter for equatorial orbits around Kerr black holes of arbitrary spin. This expression is constructed by assuring that the weak- and strong-deflection limits are explicitly satisfied while maintaining accuracy at intermediate values of impact parameter via the method of asymptotic approximants (Barlow et al, 2016 Q. J. Mech. Appl. Math., doi=10.1093/qjmam/hbw014). To this end, the strong deflection limit for a prograde orbit around an extremal black hole is examined, and the full non-vanishing asymptotic behavior is determined. The derived approximant may be an attractive alternative to computationally expensive elliptical integrals used in black hole simulations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.05828

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zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsKerr black holeslight deflectionasymptotic approximants

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Black holes (83C57)

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