lensing
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- noun
- /ˈlɛn.sɪŋ/
- Specialized
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lente
- In particular, gravitational lensing features are different for alternative gravity theories with extra dimensions and general relativity.
- gravitational lensing
- lensing effect
And we can also detect it by its gravitational lensing properties of background galaxies.
- And we can also detect it by its gravitational lensing properties of background galaxies.
- So one of those is an effect called gravitational lensing.
- And if one of them enters our world, it's going to have a signature in light, It will have a gravitational lensing signature.
- So if you're looking for cosmic strings, you look for galaxies that seem to appear twice, and there's no visible cause of lensing.
Examples
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Now, the existence of dark matter is largely inferred from the gravitational effect on visible matter and the gravitational lensing of background radiation.
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Because of gravitational lensing, the CLASH research team was able to observe three magnified images of MACS0647-JD with the Hubble telescope.
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Gravitational lensing provides such a tool.
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Researchers have used the lensing to make a detailed map of the distribution of matter in Abell.
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And we can also detect it by its gravitational lensing properties of background galaxies.
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The gravitational lensing features for alternative gravity theories with extra dimensions are different from general relativity.
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So this image behind me shows how the dark matter of a massive cluster of galaxies is lensing distant galaxies in the background.
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Here's an example: a filament of dark matter stretching between galactic clusters detected by its gravitational lensing.
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One method relies on gravitational lensing, an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and first demonstrated by Arthur Eddington during a solar eclipse in 1919.
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Weak gravitational lensing accounts for most of the lensing effects in the universe.
Synonyms
Light rays bend when they pass through different materials or around objects
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lensing comes from lens, the piece of glass that bends light, and lens comes from a Latin word meaning 'lentil' because early lenses were small and round like the seed. So lensing is the process of bending or changing how light looks, whether by a glass lens or by the gravity of a large object.