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Gravitational Deflection of Light: A Heuristic Derivation at the Undergraduate Level

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In this paper, we present a new heuristic derivation of the gravitational deflection of light around the Sun at the undergraduate level. Instead of solving the geodesic equation directly, we compute the correct deflection angle by focusing on the acceleration term of null geodesics. Using this heuristic deviation, we expect that undergraduate students who have not learned general relativity will be able to experience this computation, which is one of the most remarkable evidences of general relativity.

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  • Semi-Analytic Trajectory Analysis of Light in Generic Static Spacetimes gr-qc · 2025-07-22 · conditional · none · ref 60 · internal anchor

    The authors present a generic weak-field lensing framework built from three known semi-analytic methods and apply it to a scalar hairy Reissner-Nordstrom black hole, recovering the standard deflection with q^2 = Q^2+Q_s^2.