Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro: Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

by Peter Schneider and Christopher Kochanek

Book Overview

The observation, in 1919 by A.S. Eddington and collaborators, of the gra- tational de?ection of light by the Sun proved one of the many predictions of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity: The Sun was the ?rst example of a gravitational lens. In 1936, Albert Einstein published an article in which he suggested - ing stars as gravitational lenses. A year later, Fritz Zwicky pointed out that galaxies would act as lenses much more likely than stars,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 354030309X
• ISBN13: 9783540303091
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"