Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing: Proceedings of the 173rd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Melbourne, Australia, 9–14 July, 1995 - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 079233955X ISBN 13 : 9780792339557

Editeur : Springer, 1996

Synopsis

EDWIN TURNER AND RACHEL WEBSTER Co-Chairs, Scientific Organizing Committee lAU Symposium 173, Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lenses, was held in Melbourne, Australia from July 9-14, 1995. The Symposium was sponsored by lAU Commissions 47 and 40. With the discovery by Walsh and collaborators of the first instance of a gravitational lens, the multiply imaged quasar 0957+561, the area of grav- itational lensing moved from speculative theory to a major astrophysical tool. Since that time, there have been regular, approximately biennial in- ternational meetings both in Europe and in North America, which have specifically focussed on gravitational lensing. On this occasion, with the blessing of the lA U, the meeting was held at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It was the first international astronomical meeting to be held at the University of Melbourne, and hope- fully has given the astronomical community some enthusiasm for trekking half-way round the globe to Australia to discuss their latest work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a review of one of the most rapidly growing fields of astronomy: gravitational lensing. The book covers not only the specific problems related to finding and understanding lensing and lensing phenomena, but also the applications of gravitational lenses in diverse areas of astronomy and astrophysics. These applications range from the structure of the Milky Way galaxy and its stellar luminosity function, to the structure of elliptical galaxies, clusters, and the size, structure and age of the universe. Contributions include reviews of MACHO searches, lensed radio sources and quasars, microlensing in distant galaxies, constraints on the mass distribution in galaxies, limits on cosmological models, measurements of the Hubble constant, and weak lensing and the masses of clusters. The volume provides a comprehensive synopsis of the state of the art in lens research as well as a summary of lens data, and it is suitable for graduate seminars, introductions to the field of gravitational lensing, and as a reference work for lens researchers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 079233955X
• ISBN 13: 9780792339557
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Éditeur: Kochanek C.S., Hewitt J.N.
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