Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing Hardback
Edited by Evencio (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife) Mediavilla, Jose A. Munoz, Francisco (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife) Garzon, Terence J. (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife) Mahoney
Part of the Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics series
Hardback
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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, 12 Tables, black and white; 111 Halftones, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and w
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
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- ISBN:9781107078543
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, 12 Tables, black and white; 111 Halftones, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and w
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:06/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107078543
