Lensing in the Einstein-Straus solution

Thomas Schucker (1, 2)

1 CPT - E2 Géométrie, Physique et Symétries
2 CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 7332

The analytical treatment of lensing in the Einstein-Straus solution with positive cosmological constant by Kantowski et al. is compared to the numerical treatment by the present author. The agreement is found to be excellent.

Domaines: Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]

Thomas Schucker. Lensing in the Einstein-Straus solution. 2010. ⟨hal-00582791⟩