Gravitational lensing as a powerful astrophysical tool: multiple quasars, giant arcs and extrasolar planets
In the 25 years since the discovery of the first double quasar Q0957+561, gravitational lensing has established itself as a valuable tool in many branches of astronomy. Fields as different as galactic structure, cosmology, or extrasolar planets benefit from the gravitational lensing effect. This art...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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Annalen der Physik
Year: 2006, Volume: 518, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 43-59 |
| ISSN: | 1521-3889 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/andp.200651801-205 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.200651801-205 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/andp.200651801-205 
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| Author Notes: | J. Wambsganss |
| Summary: | In the 25 years since the discovery of the first double quasar Q0957+561, gravitational lensing has established itself as a valuable tool in many branches of astronomy. Fields as different as galactic structure, cosmology, or extrasolar planets benefit from the gravitational lensing effect. This article starts with a brief historic reflection, then the basics of light deflection are reviewed. Observable lensing effects and a few examples of strong lensing phenomena are shown. In the main part four applications of ''strong'' lensing will be presented and discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Online veröffentlicht am 22. Dezember 2005 Gesehen am 19.04.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1521-3889 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/andp.200651801-205 |