Joachim Wambsganss, PASA, 18 (2), in press.
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Microlensing of Quasars
Joachim Wambsganss1,2,3
Universität Potsdam, Institut für Physik, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
jkw@astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de
and
The University of Melbourne, School of Physics, Parkville, Vic 3004, Australia
Abstract:
Microlens-induced variability in multiple quasars can be used to study two cosmological issues of great interest, the size and brightness profile of quasars on one hand, and the distribution of compact (dark) matter along the line of sight on the other. Here a summary is given of recent theoretical progress as well as observational evidence for quasar microlensing, plus a discussion of desired observations and required theoretical studies.
Keywords: Gravitational lensing - cosmology - quasars: general
- Introduction
- Theoretical work on quasar microlensing
- Observational Evidence for Quasar Microlensing
- Unconventional Considerations on Quasar Microlensing
- Quasar Microlensing: Now and Forever?
- Acknowledgements
- References
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