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Possible test for Λ with gravitational lenses

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Gravitational Lenses

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We study the effect of the cosmological constant on the statistical properties of gravitational lensing. It is shown that the cosmological constant, if it dominates over the mass density, increases the lensing optical depth greatly, and its effect is much larger than the uncertainty arising different choice of the distance formula and statistical formulations. A realistic prediction is made for the lensing frequency talking account of various selection effects for two quasar samples and a constraint on Λ is obtained.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Hirosaki University, 036, Hirosaki, Japan

    Toshifumi Futamase

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Rainer Kayser Thomas Schramm Lars Nieser

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Futamase, T. (1992). Possible test for Λ with gravitational lenses. In: Kayser, R., Schramm, T., Nieser, L. (eds) Gravitational Lenses. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 406. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55797-0_121

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