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Observational aspects of gravitational lensing

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Gravitational Lensing

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In this review on the recent observational aspects of gravitational lensing, I first present the various systematic optical surveys for multiply lensed extragalactic objects that are being carried out at several observatories enjoying good seeing conditions. I then summarize the updated observational status of all proposed gravitational lens candidates, concentrating mainly on multiply lensed QSOs (the cases of giant luminous arcs, radio rings and distant 3C radio galaxies are described elsewhere in this volume). Finally, I give a general outline of all the additional pieces of observational evidence suggesting that gravitational lensing may (i) perturb significantly our view of the distant Universe and (ii) affect our physical understanding of various classes of extragalactic objects.

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Surdej, J. (1990). Observational aspects of gravitational lensing. In: Mellier, Y., Fort, B., Soucail, G. (eds) Gravitational Lensing. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 360. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009235

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