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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2006 iii Paper 72 3 ii Solution by
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Substituting and into the previous geometric relation verifiesFor a point mass gravitational lens, the given physical deflection yieldsAn aligned source has , and therefore . Rotational symmetry turns these signed intersections into an Einstein ring, whose Einstein radius isFor an offset source, multiplying by gives a quadratic equation. Its two image positions areFor , lies on the source side of the lens and lies on the opposite side.
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