Gravitational lenses : proceedings of a conference held in Hamburg, Germany, 9-13 September 1991 /

One of the most spectacular predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity is the occurrence of gravitational lenses in our galactic system. Nowadays the mastering of the mathematics together with the technology available to astronomers allow Einstein's prediction to be confirmed....

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kayser, R. (Rainer), 1957-, Schramm, T. (Thomas), 1956-, Nieser, L. (Lars), 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1992]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 406.
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Summary:One of the most spectacular predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity is the occurrence of gravitational lenses in our galactic system. Nowadays the mastering of the mathematics together with the technology available to astronomers allow Einstein's prediction to be confirmed. Several reviews here give the reader the chance to under- stand the basic theoretical concept of gravitational lensing and to obtain an overview of observational work. The present state of the field and latest results are given in a large number of specialized papers. Anextensive source and subject index make these proceedings valuable also as areference book for all researchers active in the field.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 399 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783540472865 (electronic bk.)
354047286X (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1616-6361 ;