Scaling the universe: Gravitational lenses and the Hubble constant

Authors
Myers, ST
Citation
St. Myers, Scaling the universe: Gravitational lenses and the Hubble constant, P NAS US, 96(8), 1999, pp. 4236-4239
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00278424 → ACNP
Volume
96
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4236 - 4239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(19990413)96:8<4236:STUGLA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Gravitational lenses, besides being interesting in their own right, have be en demonstrated to be suitable as "gravitational standard rulers" for the m easurement of the rate of expansion of the Universe (H-o), as well as to co nstrain the values of the cosmological parameters such as Omega(o) and Lamb da(o) that control the evolution of the volume of the Universe with cosmic time.