Black Hole Gravitational Lens: Bending Light & Mass

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The discussion centers on the bending of light by black holes, specifically examining the bending angle formula and its application to black holes versus ordinary mass bodies. It is established that the physics outside a black hole of mass M is equivalent to that of a non-black hole body of the same mass, meaning light deflection patterns remain consistent. The inquiry also addresses the distinction between perpendicular and angular distances in calculating deflection angles, emphasizing the need for clarity in these definitions.

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I want to know about bending light property of a black hole. The bending angle formula
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does not tell that r is perpendicular distance to light. Does a black hole
having mass M has different bending power than the body having the same mass M?
What about region around a black hole to bend a light ray? Can we use the above formula in this region?
 
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The physics in the vacuum outside an ordinary spherically symmetric object of a given mass is the same as the physics in the vacuum outside of a black hole of the same mass. For example, the Earth's orbit would be unchanged if we replaced the sun with a one-solar-mass black hole, and the same is true of light deflection by the sun.
 
Thanks for your information. I am interested in deflection pattern of light by black hole. Is there any difference in the deflection angle
of light by black hole if :
r is the perpendicular distance from the black hole
& r is the angular distance from the black hole
 

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