Scattering of an Electromagnetic Wave
by a Layer of Randomly Distributed Gravitational Lenses

V. N. Shalyapin

Institute of Radio Astronomy, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, ul. Krasnoznamennaya 4, Khar’kov, 310002 Ukraine

Received November 29, 1996

Abstract—The scattering of a plane electromagnetic wave in the gravitational field formed by an ensemble of
point masses lying in a plane is investigated. The variation of the second moment of the gravitational field is
calculated, and the Fourier transform of this quantity is used to find the scattering diagram. The geometric optics
approximation can be used for wavelengths much shorter than the gravitational radii of the individual masses.

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