Astrophysical applications of gravitational lensing : XXIV Canary Islands winter school of astrophysics
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Astrophysical applications of gravitational lensing : XXIV Canary Islands winter school of astrophysics
（Canary Islands winter school of astrophysics, v. 24）
Cambridge University Press, 2016
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"This book gathers together the lectures and practical sessions imparted during the XXIVth Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics, held at Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (4-16 November 2012)."--Preface
"First published 2016"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references
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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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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