Overview
- Authors:
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Peter Schneider
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany
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Jürgen Ehlers
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Potsdam, Germany
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Emilio E. Falco
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- This book describes comprehensively and in sufficient detail both the theory and observation of gravitational lensing
- An effect that is of growing importance for astronomical observations and cosmological modelling
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages I-XIII
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 1-24
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 25-90
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 91-117
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 119-155
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 157-181
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 183-216
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 217-227
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 229-280
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 281-293
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 295-308
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 309-369
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 371-466
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- Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
Pages 467-515
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Back Matter
Pages 517-560
About this book
Light observed from distant objects is found to be deflected by the gravitational field of massive objects near the line of sight - an effect predicted by Einstein in his first paper setting forth the general theory of relativity, and confirmed by Eddington soon afterwards. If the source of the light is sufficiently distant and bright, and if the intervening object is massive enough and near enough to the line of sight, the gravitational field acts like a lens, focusing the light and producing one or more bright images of the source. This book, by renowned researchers in the field, begins by discussing the basic physics behind gravitational lenses: the optics of curved space-time. It then derives the appropriate equations for predicting the properties of these lenses. In addition, it presents up-to-date observational evidence for gravitational lenses and describes the particular properties of the observed cases. The authors also discuss applications of the results to problems in cosmology.
Authors and Affiliations
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany
Peter Schneider
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Potsdam, Germany
Jürgen Ehlers
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
Emilio E. Falco