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Gravitational Lensing

Course 0000002701 in WS 2023/4

General Data

Course Type lecture
Semester Weekly Hours 2 SWS
Organisational Unit Observational Cosmology
Lecturers Sherry Suyu
Dates Fri, 10:00–12:00, PH II 227

Assignment to Modules

  • PH2242: Gravitationslinseneffekt / Gravitational Lensing
    This module is included in the following catalogs:
    • Specific catalogue of special courses for nuclear, particle, and astrophysics
    • Complementary catalogue of special courses for condensed matter physics
    • Complementary catalogue of special courses for Biophysics
    • Complementary catalogue of special courses for Applied and Engineering Physics
    • Specialization Modules in Elite-Master Program Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (TMP)

Further Information

Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.

additional remarks Imagine a galaxy that lies behind another galaxy. Will you see the galaxy in the back? If you think not, think again. The gravitational field of the galaxy in the front will bend the light from the background source, so that the background source appears to be distorted, magnified and can even have multiple images. This phenomenon is gravitational lensing. Gravitational lensing is now a powerful astrophysical tool to study planetary systems, black holes, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and cosmology. This course presents the underlying theory of gravitational lensing and the various astrophysical applications.Course webpage with more info:http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/~suyu/teaching/ph2242.html
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Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)

SemesterTitleLecturersDates
WS 2024/5 Gravitational Lensing Suyu, S. Fri, 10:00–12:00, PH II 227
WS 2022/3 Gravitational Lensing Suyu, S. Fri, 12:00–14:00, PH II 227
SS 2019 Gravitational Lensing Suyu, S. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH II 127
WS 2017/8 Gravitational Lensing Suyu, S. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH II 227
WS 2016/7 Gravitational Lensing Suyu, S. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH II 227
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