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Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Peter Schneider Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Peter Schneider; Edited by Georges Meylan; Christopher Kochanek; Edited by Philippe Jetzer, Pierre North; …
R3,101 Discovery Miles 31 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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, and also gave a list of possible applications, as a means to determine the dark matter content of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. It was only in 1979 that the ?rst example of an extragalactic gravitational lens was provided by the observation of the distant quasar QSO 0957+0561, by D. Walsh, R.F. Carswell, and R.J. Weymann. A few years later, the ?rst lens showing images in the form of arcs was detected. The theory, observations, and applications of gravitational lensing cons- tute one of the most rapidly growing branches of astrophysics. The gravi- tional de?ection of light generated by mass concentrations along a light path producesmagni?cation,multiplicity,anddistortionofimages,anddelaysp- ton propagation from one line of sight relative to another. The huge amount of scienti?c work produced over the last decade on gravitational lensing has clearly revealed its already substantial and wide impact, and its potential for future astrophysical applications.

Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 46. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and... Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 46. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Anne Verhamme, Pierre North, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Hakim Atek; Mark Dijkstra, …
R3,076 Discovery Miles 30 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The hydrogen Lyman-alpha line is of utmost importance to many fields of astrophysics. This UV line being conveniently redshifted with distance to the visible and even near infrared wavelength ranges, it is observable from the ground, and provides the main observational window on the formation and evolution of high redshift galaxies. Absorbing systems that would otherwise go unnoticed are revealed through the Lyman-alpha forest, Lyman-limit, and damped Lyman-alpha systems, tracing the distribution of baryonic matter on large scales, and its chemical enrichment. We are living an exciting epoch with the advent of new instruments and facilities, on board of satellites and on the ground. Wide field and very sensitive integral field spectrographs are becoming available on the ground, such as MUSE at the ESO VLT. The giant E-ELT and TMT telescopes will foster a quantum leap in sensitivity and both spatial and spectroscopic resolution, to the point of being able, perhaps, to measure directly the acceleration of the Hubble flow. In space, the JWST will open new possibilities to study the Lyman-alpha emission of primordial galaxies in the near infrared. As long as the Hubble Space Telescope will remain available, the UV-restframe properties of nearby galaxies will be accessible to our knowledge. Therefore, this Saas-Fee course appears very timely and should meet the interest of many young researchers.

Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 46. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and... Lyman-alpha as an Astrophysical and Cosmological Tool - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 46. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Anne Verhamme, Pierre North, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Hakim Atek; Mark Dijkstra, …
R2,346 Discovery Miles 23 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The hydrogen Lyman-alpha line is of utmost importance to many fields of astrophysics. This UV line being conveniently redshifted with distance to the visible and even near infrared wavelength ranges, it is observable from the ground, and provides the main observational window on the formation and evolution of high redshift galaxies. Absorbing systems that would otherwise go unnoticed are revealed through the Lyman-alpha forest, Lyman-limit, and damped Lyman-alpha systems, tracing the distribution of baryonic matter on large scales, and its chemical enrichment. We are living an exciting epoch with the advent of new instruments and facilities, on board of satellites and on the ground. Wide field and very sensitive integral field spectrographs are becoming available on the ground, such as MUSE at the ESO VLT. The giant E-ELT and TMT telescopes will foster a quantum leap in sensitivity and both spatial and spectroscopic resolution, to the point of being able, perhaps, to measure directly the acceleration of the Hubble flow. In space, the JWST will open new possibilities to study the Lyman-alpha emission of primordial galaxies in the near infrared. As long as the Hubble Space Telescope will remain available, the UV-restframe properties of nearby galaxies will be accessible to our knowledge. Therefore, this Saas-Fee course appears very timely and should meet the interest of many young researchers.

Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed.... Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak and Micro - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Peter Schneider; Edited by Georges Meylan; Christopher Kochanek; Edited by Philippe Jetzer, Pierre North; …
R3,229 Discovery Miles 32 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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, and also gave a list of possible applications, as a means to determine the dark matter content of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. It was only in 1979 that the ?rst example of an extragalactic gravitational lens was provided by the observation of the distant quasar QSO 0957+0561, by D. Walsh, R.F. Carswell, and R.J. Weymann. A few years later, the ?rst lens showing images in the form of arcs was detected. The theory, observations, and applications of gravitational lensing cons- tute one of the most rapidly growing branches of astrophysics. The gravi- tional de?ection of light generated by mass concentrations along a light path producesmagni?cation,multiplicity,anddistortionofimages,anddelaysp- ton propagation from one line of sight relative to another. The huge amount of scienti?c work produced over the last decade on gravitational lensing has clearly revealed its already substantial and wide impact, and its potential for future astrophysical applications.

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