Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing

Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing

Gravitational lensing has been identified as a powerful tool to address fundamental problems in astrophysics at different scales, ranging from exoplanet identification to dark energy and dark matter characterization in cosmology. Image simulations have played a fundamental role in the realization of...

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Main Author: Andrés A. Plazas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
weak lensing
strong lensing
image simulations
cosmology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/494
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spelling doaj-610f6e7857b14c018ec2775378889b102020-11-25T03:10:06ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942020-03-0112449410.3390/sym12040494sym12040494Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational LensingAndrés A. Plazas0Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Peyton Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USAGravitational lensing has been identified as a powerful tool to address fundamental problems in astrophysics at different scales, ranging from exoplanet identification to dark energy and dark matter characterization in cosmology. Image simulations have played a fundamental role in the realization of the full potential of gravitational lensing by providing a means to address needs such as systematic error characterization, pipeline testing, calibration analyses, code validation, and model development. We present a general overview of the generation and applications of image simulations in strong and weak gravitational lensing.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/494weak lensingstrong lensingimage simulationscosmology
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author Andrés A. Plazas
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Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
Symmetry
weak lensing
strong lensing
image simulations
cosmology
author_facet Andrés A. Plazas
author_sort Andrés A. Plazas
title Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
title_short Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
title_full Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
title_fullStr Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
title_full_unstemmed Image Simulations for Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing
title_sort image simulations for strong and weak gravitational lensing
publisher MDPI AG
series Symmetry
issn 2073-8994
publishDate 2020-03-01
description Gravitational lensing has been identified as a powerful tool to address fundamental problems in astrophysics at different scales, ranging from exoplanet identification to dark energy and dark matter characterization in cosmology. Image simulations have played a fundamental role in the realization of the full potential of gravitational lensing by providing a means to address needs such as systematic error characterization, pipeline testing, calibration analyses, code validation, and model development. We present a general overview of the generation and applications of image simulations in strong and weak gravitational lensing.
topic weak lensing
strong lensing
image simulations
cosmology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/494
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