Gravitational Lensing: An Astrophysical Tool

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Courbin, Frederic (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Minniti, Dante (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 608
• Subjects: Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Gravitation.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

This book contains a complete and up-to-date review of gravitational lensing, focussing on recent progress in both observations and theory. The mapping of dark matter on galaxy and cluster sized scales, as will be seen through the future eyes of ALMA, is discussed. The lensing of quasars is presente...