TY - BOOK ID - 211714 TI - Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro : Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 AU - Schneider, Peter. AU - Kochanek, Christopher. AU - Wambsganss, Joachim. AU - Meylan, Georges. AU - Jetzer, Philippe. AU - North, Pierre. AU - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Astrophysik und Astronomie. PY - 2006 SN - 3540303103 354030309X 3642067778 9783642067778 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Gravitational lenses KW - Lenses KW - Astronomy. KW - Astrophysics and Astroparticles. KW - Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. KW - Cosmology. KW - Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. KW - Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. KW - Gravitational lenses. KW - Astrophysics. KW - Gravitation. KW - Observations, Astronomical. KW - Astronomy—Observations. KW - Astronomical observations KW - Observations, Astronomical KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Matter KW - Physics KW - Antigravity KW - Centrifugal force KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Astronomy KW - Deism KW - Metaphysics KW - Astronomical physics KW - Cosmic physics KW - Properties UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:211714 AB - The theory, observations, and applications of gravitational lensing constitute one of the most rapidly growing branches of astrophysics. The gravitational deflection of light generated by mass concentrations along a light path produces magnification, multiplicity, and distortion of images and delays photon propagation from one line of sight relative to another. The huge amount of scientific work on gravitational lensing produced over the last decade has clearly revealed its already substantial and wide impact and its potential for future astrophysical applications. The up-to-date contributions in this book are based on the lecture notes of the 33rd Saas–Fee Advanced Course of the Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, entitled Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak, and Micro. The book comprises four complementary parts, written by leading experts in the field, constituting a genuine textbook about gravitational lensing: • Peter Schneider – Part 1: Introduction to Gravitational Lensing and Cosmology • Christopher Kochanek – Part 2: Strong Gravitational Lensing • Peter Schneider – Part 3: Weak Gravitational Lensing • Joachim Wambsganss – Part 4: Gravitational Microlensing Students and researchers alike will benefit from this comprehensive presentation of the astrophysical and astronomical aspects of gravitational lensing. ER -