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Big Guy
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Hi, I'm having trouble answering Question 9.20 in Hobson's book (Link: http://tinyurl.com/pjsymtd). This asks to prove that a photon will just graze the surface of a massive sphere if the impact parameter is [tex]b = r(\frac{r}{r-2\mu})^\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
So far I have used the geodeisic equations [tex](1-\frac{2\mu}{r})\dot{t} = k[/tex] and [tex]r^2\dot{\phi} = h[/tex] to give [tex]\frac{d\phi}{dt} = \frac{b(1-\frac{2\mu}{r})}{r^2}[/tex] and b = h/k due to the argument given here http://www.physicspages.com/2013/06/13/photon-equations-of-motion/
This is extremely close to the actual result but I can't figure out why [tex]\frac{d\phi}{dt}=\frac{1}{b}[/tex].
Any help? Thank you!
So far I have used the geodeisic equations [tex](1-\frac{2\mu}{r})\dot{t} = k[/tex] and [tex]r^2\dot{\phi} = h[/tex] to give [tex]\frac{d\phi}{dt} = \frac{b(1-\frac{2\mu}{r})}{r^2}[/tex] and b = h/k due to the argument given here http://www.physicspages.com/2013/06/13/photon-equations-of-motion/
This is extremely close to the actual result but I can't figure out why [tex]\frac{d\phi}{dt}=\frac{1}{b}[/tex].
Any help? Thank you!