Question

46. One of Einstein's most amazing predictions was that light traveling from distant stars would bend around the sun on the way to earth. His calculations involved solv- ing for ф in the equation sin φ + b(1 + cos2 φ + cos φ) = 0, where b is a very small positive constant. (a) Explain why the equation could have a solution for φ which is near 0 (b) Expand the left-hand side of the equation in Taylor фг series about φ = 0, disregarding terms of order and higher. Solve for ф (Your answer will involve

Answer 1