 Perturbative derivation of Schwarzschild light deflection (source code)

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= Perturbative derivation of Schwarzschild light deflection

Writing $y=b^{-1}\sin\phi+\Delta y$ in $y''+y=3My^2$ and retaining first order in $M$ gives
$$
\Delta y''+\Delta y=\frac{3M}{2b^2}(1-\cos2\phi).
$$
The displacement of the outgoing zero is $4M/b$.

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