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arxiv: 0711.2960 · v1 · submitted 2007-11-19 · 🌀 gr-qc

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Optics of spin-1 particles from gravity-induced phases

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keywords particlesphasesgravitationalopticsspin-1approximationbackgroundequations
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The Maxwell and Maxwell-de Rham equations can be solved exactly to first order in an external gravitational field. The gravitational background induces phases in the wave functions of spin-1 particles. These phases yield the optics of the particles without requiring any thin lens approximation.

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