IndisputableMonolith.Gravity.GravitationalLensing
This module supplies definitions and basic theorems for gravitational lensing observables inside the Recognition Science framework. Researchers comparing light deflection and Shapiro delay predictions to general relativity or to RS-derived constants would cite these results. The module is a collection of direct definitions and short positivity proofs built on the imported time quantum and J-cost core.
claimThe Schwarzschild radius is $r_s = 2GM/c^2$. The Newtonian deflection angle is $2GM/(c^2 b)$, the GR deflection is twice that value, the squared Einstein angle satisfies $4GM D_{LS}/(c^2 D_L D_S)$, and the Shapiro delay is $(2GM/c^3) ln(4 D_L D_S / b^2)$.
background
Recognition Science obtains gravitational effects from the J-cost functional obeying the Recognition Composition Law, with the fundamental time quantum fixed at one tick. The module imports the RS-native constants and the J-cost core to introduce the characteristic length scale for a central mass. It then defines the impact parameter, lensing geometry distances, and the two deflection regimes together with the associated time delay.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs. It introduces the listed quantities by direct transcription from the imported constants and establishes the listed positivity and doubling statements by elementary algebraic comparison.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the explicit lensing formulas that translate the abstract J-cost and phi-ladder structure into measurable deflection and delay observables. It anchors the gravitational sector of the framework and prepares the ground for quantitative comparison with astronomical data.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the deflection formulas from a full spacetime metric.
- Does not treat strong lensing or multiple-image configurations.
- Does not incorporate quantum or higher-order post-Newtonian corrections.
- Does not evaluate numerical predictions for specific astrophysical lenses.
depends on (2)
declarations in this module (16)
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def
schwarzschild_radius -
def
lensing_param -
def
deflection_newtonian -
def
deflection_GR -
theorem
gr_is_twice_newton -
theorem
deflection_angle_formula -
theorem
deflection_positive -
theorem
deflection_inverse_b -
def
einstein_angle_sq -
theorem
einstein_radius_positive -
def
shapiro_delay -
theorem
shapiro_delay_positive -
def
solar_deflection -
theorem
solar_deflection_positive -
def
ilg_convergence_correction -
theorem
ilg_correction_enhances