Lectures on Gravitational Lensing

Ramesh Narayan1 and Matthias Bartelmann2

1Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
2Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 1
D-85740 Garching, Germany

Abstract:

The Lectures give an introduction to Gravitational Lensing. We discuss lensing by point masses, lensing by galaxies, and lensing by clusters and larger-scale structures in the Universe. The relevant theory is developed and applications to astrophysical problems are discussed.

to appear in: Formation of Structure in the Universe, Proceedings of the 1995 Jerusalem Winter School; edited by A. Dekel and J.P. Ostriker; Cambridge University Press


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Matthias Bartelmann mbartelmann@mpa-garching.mpg.de