On the bending of light from the Newtonian point of view

TL;DR

This paper examines the limitations of modified Newtonian gravity in explaining both Mercury's perihelion shift and light bending, concluding it cannot account for both phenomena simultaneously.

Contribution

It demonstrates that within a modified Newtonian framework, the theory fails to simultaneously explain light bending and Mercury's perihelion advance.

Findings

Modified Newtonian gravity cannot explain both phenomena simultaneously

The theory accounts for one effect but not the other

Highlights limitations of Newtonian-based modifications

Abstract

Within the framework of modified Newtonian gravity it is shown that the corrected Newtonian scheme can't explain both Mercury's perihelion advance and the bending of light at the same time.