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arxiv: astro-ph/0307243 · v1 · submitted 2003-07-11 · 🌌 astro-ph

Gravitational lensing by stars with angular momentum

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keywords angularcurvesfieldgravitationallensingmomentumstarsaffects
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Gravitational lensing by spinning stars, approximated as homogeneous spheres, is discussed in the weak field limit. Dragging of inertial frames, induced by angular momentum of the deflector, breaks spherical symmetry. I examine how the gravito-magnetic field affects image positions, caustics and critical curves. Distortion in microlensing-induced light curves is also considered.

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