Einstein radius

noun

The characteristic angular radius of an Einstein ring formed during gravitational lensing, representing the typical scale over which light from a background source is deflected by by a foreground massive object.

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Meanings

nounEinstein radius (plural Einstein radiuses or Einstein radii)

plural Einstein radiuses · plural Einstein radii

  1. astronomyThe characteristic angular radius of an Einstein ring formed during gravitational lensing, representing the typical scale over which light from a background source is deflected by by a foreground massive object.
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