Difference between revisions of "Gravitational Lensing"

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*What kind of objects can cause gravitational lensing?
 
*What kind of objects can cause gravitational lensing?
 
**what's the smallest thing we know that causes lensing?
 
**what's the smallest thing we know that causes lensing?
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*"Write any equation you can think of related to lensing".
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*How do you determine the magnification of a gravitationally lensed image from the lens equation.

Revision as of 16:16, 5 December 2008

Questions in this category have been asked by PJ, MT and SR

  • How can you use gravitational lensing to determine H0?
    • What is the deflection of light by sun using newtonian mechanics? (calculate it, do the integral)
    • Compare it with the GR result
  • What kind of objects can cause gravitational lensing?
    • what's the smallest thing we know that causes lensing?
  • "Write any equation you can think of related to lensing".
  • How do you determine the magnification of a gravitationally lensed image from the lens equation.