Gravitational Microlensing

Abstract

This review forms the microlensing part of the 33rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course "Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak & Micro'', which was held in April 2003 in Les Diablerets. It contains an introduction to the lensing effects of single and binary stars and it summarizes the state-of-the-art of microlensing observations and prospects at the time of the meeting. Stellar microlensing as well as quasar microlensing are covered.

93 pages, 51 figures; to appear (April 2006) in: Kochanek, C.S., Schneider, P., Wambsganss, J.: "Gravitational Lensing: Strong, Weak & Micro", Proceedings of the 33rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course; G. Meylan, P. Jetzer, P. North, eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg); pp. 457

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