gravitational lens

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:category gptkb:optics
astrophysics
relativity
gptkbp:causedBy gravitational field
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:effect bending of light
magnification of distant objects
multiple images of background objects
gptkbp:example gptkb:Einstein_ring
gptkb:Abell_2218
gptkb:Einstein_cross
gptkbp:firstObserved 1919
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:relatedTo galaxy cluster lensing
gravitational macrolensing
gravitational microlensing
quasar lensing
gptkbp:studiedBy exoplanets
galaxies
dark matter
gptkbp:type microlensing
strong lensing
weak lensing
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Einstein_ring
gptkb:General_relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5