Gravitational lensing

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:cause black holes
stars
galaxies
planets
galaxy clusters
gptkbp:causedBy gravity
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:effect bending of light
magnification of distant objects
multiple images of a single source
gptkbp:enables measuring Hubble constant
study of distant galaxies
mapping dark matter distribution
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:1919_solar_eclipse
gptkbp:form lens equation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gravitational lensing
gptkbp:influenced apparent brightness of objects
apparent position of objects
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
quasars
galaxy clusters
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:Einstein's_theory_of_general_relativity
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Shapiro_delay
gravitational redshift
time delay
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:arc_(astronomy)
gptkb:Einstein_ring
gptkb:Einstein_cross
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomer
astrophysicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:type microlensing
strong lensing
weak lensing
gptkbp:usedFor detect compact objects
measure mass distribution
probe universe structure
study expansion of universe
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:cosmology
dark matter research
exoplanet detection
measuring mass of galaxies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supermassive_Black_Hole
gptkb:Dark_Matter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6