A shadow can form without a photon sphere if the effective potential for null geodesics is finite and contains a region that traps or scatters light.
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Shadow Formation Conditions Beyond the Kerr Black Hole Paradigm
A shadow can form without a photon sphere if the effective potential for null geodesics is finite and contains a region that traps or scatters light.