International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume 3, Issue 1 (March 2013)
ISSN Print: 2161-4717 ISSN Online: 2161-4725
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Wave Optics and Image Formation in Gravitational Lensing ()
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We investigate image formations in gravitational lensing systems using wave optics. Applying the Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction formula to waves scattered by a gravitational potential of a lens object, we demonstrate how images of source objects are obtained directly from wave functions without using a lens equation for gravitational lensing. As an example of image formation in gravitational lensing, images of a point source by a point mass gravitational lens are presented. These images reduce to those obtained by a ray tracing method in the geometric optics limit.
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