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weak gravitational lensing: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

small, statistically measured distortions of background galaxy shapes caused by intervening mass.

In cosmology, weak gravitational lensing refers to small, statistically measured distortions of background galaxy shapes caused by intervening mass. This meaning comes from Bartelmann (2001) in Physics Reports.[1]

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References

Bartelmann, M., & Schneider, P. (2001). Weak gravitational lensing. Physics Reports, 340(4-5), 291-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0370-1573(00)00082-x

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