Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in a Gravitational Field

C. Barrabes (1) , P. A. Hogan (2)

1 LMPT - Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique
2 UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin]

A novel approach to the calculation of the deflection of highly relativistic test particles in gravitational fields is described. We make use of the light-like boosts of the gravitational fields of the sources. Examples are given of the deflection of highly relativistic particles in the Schwarzschild and Kerr gravitational fields, in the field of a static, axially symmetric, multipole source and in the field of a cosmic string. The deflection of spinning particles is also discussed.

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

C. Barrabes, P. A. Hogan. Deflection of Highly Relativistic Particles in a Gravitational Field. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2004, 21, pp.405. ⟨hal-00777403⟩