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Lensing in an interior Kottler solution

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We derive the interior Kottler solution of the incompressible fluid and show that the bending of light in this solution does depend on the cosmological constant.

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Schücker, T. Lensing in an interior Kottler solution. Gen Relativ Gravit 42, 1991–1995 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-010-0978-4

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