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arxiv: astro-ph/9606001 · v2 · submitted 1996-06-03 · 🌌 astro-ph

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Lectures on Gravitational Lensing

Ramesh Narayan (1) , Matthias Bartelmann (2) ((1) CfA , (2) MPA)

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These 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.

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