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Outgoing near-radial Schwarzschild light deflection (Δϕ=ψ/1−2GM/(Rc2)​+O(ψ3))

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A Schwarzschild static observer at areal radius R emits an outward null geodesic at a small angle ψ to the radial direction. Its impact parameter is b=Rsinψ/f​, and the accumulated azimuth to infinity is ∫R∞​bdr/[r21−f(r)b2/r2​]=b/R+O(b3/R3). Thus weak curvature magnifies a narrow outward beam angle by 1/f(R)​, rather than producing the full infinity-to-infinity deflection 4GM/(bc2).

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