Naked Science Forum
Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: jeffreyH on 23/12/2014 19:07:30
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Since the speed of light exceeds the escape velocity of most celestial bodies, with the exception of black holes, is there a minimum mass required to cause a noticeable deflection of light. I am asking this in relation to gravitational lensing.
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Unless you assume gravity is quantitised there is no minimum mass but the mass of the deflecting body determines the effective focal length which cannot of course exceed the size of the universe.