Title:
Simulation of gravitational lensing in the roulette formalism
Authors:
- Hans Georg Schaathun
- Ben David Normann
- Einar Leite Austnes
- Simon Ingebrigtsen
- Sondre Westbo Remoy
- Simon Nedreberg Runde
Published in:
(2023). ECMS 2023, 37th Proceedings
Edited by: Enrico Vicario, Romeo Bandinelli, Virginia Fani, Michele Mastroianni, European Council for Modelling and Simulation.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.7148/2023
ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE)
ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT)
ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM)
ISBN: 978-3-937436-80-7
ISBN: 978-3-937436-79-1 (CD) Communications of the ECMS Volume 37, Issue 1, June 2023, Florence, Italy June 20th – June 23rd, 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7148/2023-0141
Citation format:
Hans georg schaathun, Ben david normann, Einar leite austnes, Simon ingebrigtsen, Sondre westbo remoy, Simon nedreberg runde (2023). Simulation of Gravitational Lensing in the Roulette Formalism, ECMS 2023, Proceedings Edited by: Enrico Vicario, Romeo Bandinelli, Virginia Fani, Michele Mastroianni, European Council for Modelling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2023-0141
Abstract:
Gravitational lensing refers to the deflection of light by the gravity of celestial bodies, often predominantly composed of dark matter. Seen through a gravitational lens, the images of distant galaxies appear distorted. A range of mathematical frameworks exist to model the lensing effect, but reconstructing the dark lens mass remains a difficult problem, where different models give different insight. This paper considers the Roulette formalism due to Chris Clarkson, and develops a simulator visualising the lensing effect according to the formalism. The objective is to enhance our understanding of the formalism in order to understand its strengths and limitation with respect to lens-mass modelling.
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