Einstein radius

English

Noun

Einstein radius (plural Einstein radiuses or Einstein radii)

  1. (astronomy) 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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