Cosmology with cosmic shear observations: a review

@article{Kilbinger2014CosmologyWC,
  title={Cosmology with cosmic shear observations: a review},
  author={Martin Kilbinger},
  journal={Reports on Progress in Physics},
  year={2014},
  volume={78}
}
  • M. Kilbinger
  • Published 1 November 2014
  • Physics
  • Reports on Progress in Physics
Cosmic shear is the distortion of images of distant galaxies due to weak gravitational lensing by the large-scale structure in the Universe. Such images are coherently deformed by the tidal field of matter inhomogeneities along the line of sight. By measuring galaxy shape correlations, we can study the properties and evolution of structure on large scales as well as the geometry of the Universe. Thus, cosmic shear has become a powerful probe into the nature of dark matter and the origin of the… 
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