Analytical formulas for gravitational lensing: higher order calculation

Abstract

We extend to higher order a recently published method for calculating the deflection angle of light in a general static and spherically symmetric metric. Since the method is convergent we obtain very accurate analytical expressions that we compare with numerical results.

11 pages, 5 figures, 1 table

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