General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists · Problem 9.22

The Schwarzschild geometry — Hobson, Efstathiou & Lasenby

Physics · massive-particle-impact-parameter

Problem

A massive particle is moving in the equatorial plane of the Schwarzschild geometry. Show that at infinity the particle moves in a straight line with impact parameter

b = h/(c\sqrt{k^2-1})

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