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Gravitational lensing by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum

M. Sereno, V. F. CArdone

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0209297

Abstract

Following Sereno (2002a), we discuss the bending of light rays by spherically symmetric lenses with angular momentum. For several astrophysical systems, such as white dwarfs and galaxies, gravitomagnetism induces a correction on the deflection angle as large as 0.1%.

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