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Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing

Hardback

Main Details

Title Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Evencio Mediavilla
Edited by Jose A. Munoz
Edited by Francisco Garzon
Edited by Terence J. Mahoney
SeriesCanary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:302
Dimensions(mm): Height 252,Width 178
Category/GenreAstronomy, space and time
ISBN/Barcode 9781107078543
ClassificationsDewey:523.112
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 12 Tables, black and white; 111 Halftones, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 6 October 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Reviews

'Each article is self-contained and as a whole it presents an overview of the field of strong lensing ... For the reader who is entering the filed this is a useful collection that summarizes it well.' Alan Heavens, The Observatory