Description: Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing This book presents gravitational lensing as an essential tool in astrophysics for tracking dark matter at all scales in the Universe. Evencio Mediavilla (Edited by), Jose A. Muñoz (Edited by), Francisco Garzón (Edited by), Terence J. Mahoney (Edited by) 9781107078543, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 6 October 2016 302 pages 25.2 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.75 kg 'Each article is self-contained and as a whole it presents an overview of the field of strong lensing … For the reader who is entering the filed this is a useful collection that summarizes it well.' Alan Heavens, The Observatory 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. Contributors Participants Preface Acknowledgements 1. Lensing basics Sherry H. Suyu 2. Exoplanet microlensing Andrew Gould 3. Case studies of microlensing Veronica Motta and Emilio Falco 4. Microlensing of quasars and AGN Joachim Wambsganss 5. DM in clusters and large-scale structure Peter Schneider 6. The future of strong lensing Chris Fassnacht 7. Methods for strong lens modelling Charles Keeton 8. Tutorial on inverse ray shooting Jorge Jimenez-Vicente. Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB], Cosmology & the universe [PGK], Astronomy, space & time [PG]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Astrophysics [PHVB]
BIC Subject Area 2: Cosmology & the universe [PGK]
BIC Subject Area 3: Astronomy, space & time [PG]
Book Title: Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing
ISBN: 1107078547
Publication Date: 06/10/2016
Item Depth: 17
Number of Pages: 302 Pages
Publication Name: Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 256 mm
Subject: Physics, Astronomy
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 750 g
Author: Francisco Garzon, Terence J. Mahoney, Evencio Mediavilla, Jose A. Munoz
Item Width: 175 mm
Series: Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics
Format: Hardcover
