Light deflection in Euler-Heisenberg nonlinear electrodynamics

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  • School of Physics and Electronic Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China

Received date: 2025-04-07

  Revised date: 2025-06-09

  Online published: 2026-03-23

Abstract

Based on the Euler-Heisenberg nonlinear electrodynamics theory, we investigate the characteristics of photon propagation in the effective spacetime geometry under strong electromagnetic fields. By constructing a spherically symmetric curved spacetime model, we derive the effective metric equations governing photon motion and calculate the light deflection effect in a spherically symmetric gravitational field. Numerical results indicate that the nonlinear correction-induced deflection angle reaches an observable order of magnitude (arcsecond scale) only when the source charge attains an extremely high value of approximately 1010C.


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DUAN Xingyu, MA Mengsen . Light deflection in Euler-Heisenberg nonlinear electrodynamics[J]. College Physics, 2025 , 44(12) : 104 . DOI: 10.16854/j.cnki.1000-0712.250189

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