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Weak Gravitational Lensing

By P. Schneider , M. Bartelmann

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Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1679482 bytes)
Pages
225\225
Library
Techlib
Time added
2009-11-09 02:42:13

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Preprint.Abstract: We review theory and applications of weak gravitational lensing. After summarisingFriedmann-Lemaitre cosmological models, we present the formalism of gravitational lensing and light propagation in arbitrary space-times. We discuss how weak-lensing effectscan be measured. The formalism is then applied to reconstructions of galaxy-cluster massdistributions, gravitational lensing by large-scale matter distributions, QSO-galaxy correlations induced by weak lensing, lensing of galaxies by galaxies, and weak lensing of the cosmic microwave background.

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