From: gerry@bindweed.com   
      
   In article <774146d2-ddfe-4dd8-a3b2-cd0347297fce@googlegroups.com>,   
   stargene@sbcglobal.net says...   
   >   
   > Does gravitational lensing affect gravitons coming from distant   
   > sources?   
   >   
   > To ease visualization, I assume a straight line between (1) Observer,   
   > (2) Massive lensing object (~SMBH or galaxy), (3) a Distant source   
   > (~SMBH or galaxy).  For photons, ideally, the angle of deflection   
   > witnessed by the observer is theta = 4GM / rc^2 , where G is the   
   > Newtonian gravitational constant, M the lensing mass, r the so-   
   > called "impact parameter" and c the speed of light.   
   >   
   > Since gravitons (which are generally posited to mediate gravitational   
   > interaction between two masses) interact with the grav=E2=A4?l field itse=   
   lf,   
   > not to mention with themselves (unlike other boson quanta), would   
   > their theta relation be different?  Ie: If we could =E2=A4=BDsee=E2=A4=9D=   
    gravity,   
   > would we see a gravitational =E2=A4?ring=E2=A4? similar to the Einstein R=   
   ing, and   
   > would it have the same angular distribution?   
   >   
   > If any distribution exists for gravitons, where could I find a good   
   > reference, and would it distinguish between gravitons of different   
   > energies?   
      
      
   It should be just the same as light, and not dependent on wavelength.   
   Otherwise we would have a discrepancy with the geometric model of   
   gravity in a weak gravitational potential field.   
      
   - Gerry Quinn   
      
      
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