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The statistics of gravitationally lensed quasars requires that λ < 0.7 at 90% confidence. This limit is weakly affected by the evolution of galaxies through merging. If E/S0 galaxies have much higher dust opacities at redshifts of 0.5–1.0 than they do locally, these limits can be evaded.
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Rix, HW. (1996). Lensing Limits on the Cosmological Constant. In: Kochanek, C.S., Hewitt, J.N. (eds) Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 173. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0221-3_1
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