Gravitational Lenses

by Jürgen Ehlers, Peter Schneider, Emilio E. Falco

The theory, observations, and applications ofgravitational lensingconstitute one ofthe most rapidly growing branches ofextragalactic astrophysics. The deflection of light from very distant sources by intervening masses provides a unique possibility for the investigation of both background sources and lens mass distributions. Gravitational lensing manifestsitselfmost distinctly through multiply imaged QSOs and the formation of highly elongated im-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461276551
• ISBN13: 9781461276555
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"