Complex Formulation of Lensing Theory and Applications

Details Complex Formulation of Lensing Theory and Applications Complex Formulation of Lensing Theory and Applications

1997-03-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9703103v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, REVTeX, two postscript figures included

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The elegance and usefulness of a complex formulation of the basic lensing equations is demonstrated with a number of applications. Using standard tools of complex function theory, we present, for instance, a new proof of the fact that the number of images produced by a regular lens is always odd, provided that the source is not located on a caustic. Several differential and integral relations between the mean curvature and the (reduced) shear are also derived. These emerge almost automatically from complex differentiations of the differential of the lens map, together with Stokes' theorem for complex valued 1-forms.

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