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Uh, never realized that gravitational lensing was stronger for higher frequencies ... is that a fact? Any reference? [EDIT]: the formula on page 4 of the book
by ur-whale 4y ago
Uh, never realized that gravitational lensing was stronger for higher frequencies ... is that a fact? Any reference?
[EDIT]: the formula on page 4 of the book below does not seem to have a frequency parameter ...
Also, they seem to consider that objects worth looking at are at infinity, which is why there is a well-defined focal distance from the sun.
What seems to involve frequency is that the gain of the lens varies (same book, page 9).
http://erewhon.superkuh.com/library/Space/Spacecraft/Deep%20Space%20Flight%20and%20Communications_%20Exploiting%20the%20Sun%20as%20a%20Gravitational%20Lens_%20Claudio%20Maccone_%202009.pdf http://erewhon.superkuh.com/library/Space/Spacecraft/Deep%20...
- spacemark 4y agoOops my bad, thought this was a comment under another thread discussing terrestrial lensing which uses Earth's atmosphere, not gravitational lensing. Disregard!