Illuminating Light Bending

Emil Bjerrum-Bohr, B Holstein, John F. Donoghue, Ludovic Planté, P. Vanhove

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Abstract

The interactions of gravitons with spin-1 matter are calculated in parallel with the well known photon case. It is shown that graviton scattering amplitudes can be factorized into a product of familiar electromagnetic forms, and cross sections for various reactions are straightforwardly evaluated using helicity methods. Universality relations are identified. Extrapolation to zero mass yields scattering amplitudes for photon-graviton and graviton-graviton scattering. The phenomenon of light bending near a massive object, which is generally treated using classical general relativity, is discussed from alternative points of view.

Original languageEnglish
Article number077
JournalP o S - Proceedings of Science
Volume292
Number of pages35
ISSN1824-8039
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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