Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing (eBook, ePUB)

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• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gravitational lenses offer the best, and sometimes the only, means of tackling key problems in many fields of astrophysics and cosmology. According to Einstein's theory, the curvature of light-rays increases with mass; gravitational lenses can be used to map the distribution of mass in a Universe in which virtually all matter is dark matter of an unknown nature. Gravitational lensing has significantly improved our knowledge of many astrophysical phenomena, such as exoplanets, galaxies, active galactic nuclei, quasars, clusters, large-scale structure and the Universe itself. All these topics are covered fully in this book, together with two tutorials on lens and microlensing modelling. The future of lensing in relation to large surveys and the anticipated discoveries of thousands more gravitational lenses is also discussed, making this volume an ideal guide for postgraduate students and practising researchers in the use of gravitational lenses as a tool in their investigations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316683231
• Artikelnr.: 52850876

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
Participants
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Lensing basics Sherry H. Suyu
2. Exoplanet microlensing Andrew Gould
3. Case studies of microlensing Veronica Motta and Emilio Falco
4. Microlensing of quasars and AGN Joachim Wambsganss
5. DM in clusters and large-scale structure Peter Schneider
6. The future of strong lensing Chris Fassnacht
7. Methods for strong lens modelling Charles Keeton
8. Tutorial on inverse ray shooting Jorge Jimenez-Vicente.