Gravitational lensing : an astrophysical tool
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Gravitational lensing : an astrophysical tool
（Lecture notes in physics, 608）（Physics and astronomy online library）
Springer-Verlag, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Gravitational lensing is by now sufficiently well understood that it can be used as a tool of investigation in other astrophysical areas. Applications include the determination of the Hubble constant, probing the dark matter context of galaxies and the mapping of the universe to the identification of otherwise invisible large-scale structures. Each chapter of the book covers in a self-contained manner a subfield of gravitational lensing, with the double aim of describing in a simple way the basics of the theory and of reviewing the most recent developments as well as applications foreseen in the near future. The book will thus be particularly useful as a high-level textbook for nonspecialist researchers and advanced students wishing to become familiar with the field all the way up to the forefront of research.
Table of Contents
Quasar Lensing.- Weak Lensing.- Gravitational Optics Studies of Dark Matter Halos.- Gravitational Lensing at Millimeter Wavelengths.
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