Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and MicroCondition: NewFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/05/2006Subtitle: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33EAN: 9783540303091ISBN: 9783540303091Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KDescription: The observation, in 1919 by A.S. Eddington and collaborators, of the gra- tational de?ection of light by the Sun proved one of the many predictions of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity: The Sun was the ?rst example of a gravitational lens. In 1936, Albert Einstein published an article in which he suggested - ing stars as gravitational lenses. A year later, Fritz Zwicky pointed out that galaxies would act as lenses much more likely than stars, and also gave a list of possible applications, as a means to determine the dark matter content of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. It was only in 1979 that the ?rst example of an extragalactic gravitational lens was provided by the observation of the distant quasar QSO 0957+0561, by D. Walsh, R.F. Carswell, and R.J. Weymann. A few years later, the ?rst lens showing images in the form of arcs was detected. The theory, observations, and applications of gravitational lensing cons- tute one of the most rapidly growing branches of astrophysics. The gravi- tional de?ection of light generated by mass concentrations along a light path producesmagni?cation,multiplicity,anddistortionofimages,anddelaysp- ton propagation from one line of sight relative to another. The huge amount of scienti?c work produced over the last decade on gravitational lensing has clearly revealed its already substantial and wide impact, and its potential for future astrophysical applications.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: DEItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 155mmAuthor: Peter Schneider, Christopher Kochanek, Joachim WambsganssContributor: Georges Meylan (Edited by), Philippe Jetzer (Edited by), Pierre North (Edited by)Genre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Saas-Fee Advanced CourseRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro
Title: Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro
Subtitle: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33
EAN: 9783540303091
ISBN: 9783540303091
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Contributor: Pierre North (Edited by)
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: Xvi, 552 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Gravitational Lensing : Strong, Weak and Micro
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.4 in
Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology, Astronomy, Gravity
Item Weight: 39.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Science
Author: Joachim Wambsganss, Christopher Kochanek, P. Schneider
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course Ser.
Format: Hardcover
