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I'd like to call attention to this paper: https://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0409/0409124.pdf
I'm not trying to question the validity of GR in bending of light near a star (such as the sun), as this paper apparently does. But surely Newtonian refraction of light passing through the sun's upper atmosphere must play a role. How does one separate the contributions due to Newtonian refraction and GR in computing the total observed effect in the bending of a light path?
I'm not trying to question the validity of GR in bending of light near a star (such as the sun), as this paper apparently does. But surely Newtonian refraction of light passing through the sun's upper atmosphere must play a role. How does one separate the contributions due to Newtonian refraction and GR in computing the total observed effect in the bending of a light path?