Gravitational Lenses
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 ligh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1992, 1992
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1992 |
| Series: | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic facts and the observational situation
- 3 Optics in curved spacetime
- 4 Derivation of the lens equation
- 5 Properties of the lens mapping
- 6 Lensing near critical points
- 7 Wave optics in gravitational lensing
- 8 Simple lens models
- 9 Multiple light deflection
- 10 Numerical methods
- 11 Statistical gravitational lensing: General considerations
- 12 Statistical gravitational lensing: Applications
- 13 Gravitational lenses as astrophysical tools
- References
- Index of Individual Objects