I Deflection of Starlight by Newtonian Gravity - Example Calculation

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So, I have heard that the deflection of starlight using Newtonian gravity is only half of the deflection predicted by Einstein. NE1 know where I can find an example of the former calculation? thanks
 
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Henri Garcia said:
So, I have heard that the deflection of starlight using Newtonian gravity is only half of the deflection predicted by Einstein. NE1 know where I can find an example of the former calculation? thanks
Your Profile page says that you have a PhD. Google is your friend. Please post links to what you find with Google if you have trouble understanding what you are reading. Thank you.
 
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Mea culpa. Thanks for the gentle reprimand. In hindsight I was bring a little lazy, But not completely,
I was so surprised in reading this (in Ripples in Spacetime) that I thought others might benefit from
a discussion. I have googled a derivation but have not yet worked through it all. I am sure I will have more
questions later. H
 
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