Cosmological Parameters and Gravitational Lensing Statistics

Gravitational lensing statistics and constraints on the cosmological constant revisited

We re-analyze constraints on the cosmological constant that can be obtained by examining the statistics of strong gravitational lensing of distant quasars by intervening galaxies, focusing on on uncertainties in galaxy models (including velocity dispersion, luminosity functions, core radii and magnification bias effects) and on the parameters of the galaxy distribution and luminosity functions....

Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing

The last decade has seen an enormous increase of activity in the eld of gravitational lensing, mainly driven by improvements of observational capabilities. I will review the basics of gravitational lens theory, just enough to understand the rest of this contribution, and will then concentrate on several of the main applications in cosmology. Cluster lensing, and weak lensing, will constitute th...

Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing

Cosmological Parameters from Multiple - arc Gravitational Lensing Systems I : smooth lensing potentials

We describe a new approach for the determination of cosmological parameters using gravitational lensing systems with multiple arcs. We exploit the fact that a given cluster can produce multiple arcs from sources over a broad range in redshift. The coupling between the critical radius of a single arc and the projected mass density of the lensing cluster can be avoided by considering the relative...

Cosmological model differentiation through weak gravitational lensing

We investigate the potential of weak gravitational lensing maps to differentiate between distinct cosmological models, considering cosmic variance due to a limited map extension and the presence of noise. We introduce a measure of the differentiation between two models under a chosen lensing statistics. That enables one to determine in which circumstances (map size and noise level), and for whi...