Learning to see gravitational lenses

In the 1970s and 1980s, iconoclastic astronomers used diagrams, computer models, and their own intuition to convince the community that they had observed celestial objects that noticeably bend background light.

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Physics Today
Published
2025-02-05
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.lnhj.pvpu
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1
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Learning to see gravitational lenses

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Learning to see gravitational lenses

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Abstract

In the 1970s and 1980s, iconoclastic astronomers used diagrams, computer models, and their own intuition to convince the community that they had observed celestial objects that noticeably bend background light.

Physics TodayVol. 78(3)
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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