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GR: Fachverband Gravitation und Relativitätstheorie

GR 17: Invited Talks 7

GR 17.2: Invited Talk

Friday, March 20, 2015, 10:10–10:50, H 2013

Gravitational lensing -- a versatile tool for astrophysics — •Peter Schneider — Argelander-Institut fuer Astronomie, Universitaet Bonn

Gravitational light deflection was a crucial early test of GR, and has since developed into a versatile tool for astrophysics and cosmology, with strong impact on topics like extra-solar planet detections, galaxies and clusters of galaxies, dark matter, the innermost structure of active galactic nuclei, dark matter, the evolution of the large-scale structure in the Universe and its expansion history. In this talk, several highlights of gravitational lensing research will be provided.