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We propose the first general framework to automatically correct different types of geometric distortion in a single input image. Our proposed method employs convolutional neural networks (CNNs) trained by using a large synthetic distortion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Xiaoyu Li , Bo Zhang , Pedro V. Sander , Jing Liao

We present a framework for the study of lensing in spherically symmetric spacetimes within the context of f(R) gravity. Equations for the propagation of null geodesics, together with an expression for the bending angle are derived for any…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-02-25 Anne Marie Nzioki , Peter K. S. Dunsby , Rituparno Goswami , Sante Carloni

We present the first results in a new program intended to make the best use of all available technologies to provide an effective understanding of waves from inspiralling black hole binaries in time for imminent observations. In particular,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-06 J. Baker , B. Bruegmann , M. Campanelli , C. O. Lousto

In the last few years, machine learning techniques, in particular convolutional neural networks, have been investigated as a method to replace or complement traditional matched filtering techniques that are used to detect the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 Timothy D. Gebhard , Niki Kilbertus , Ian Harry , Bernhard Schölkopf

Interstellar is the first Hollywood movie to attempt depicting a black hole as it would actually be seen by somebody nearby. For this we developed a code called DNGR (Double Negative Gravitational Renderer) to solve the equations for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-02-17 Oliver James , Eugenie von Tunzelmann , Paul Franklin , Kip S. Thorne

Using a new geometrical approach introduced by Gibbons and Werner we study the deflection angle by Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black holes in the background spacetimes with a global monopole and a cosmic string. By calculating the corresponding…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-12-18 Kimet Jusufi

In this paper, charged black holes in general relativity coupled to Born-Infeld electrodynamics are studied as gravitational lenses. The positions and magnifications of the relativistic images are obtained using the strong deflection limit,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Ernesto F. Eiroa

Although General Relativity (GR) has been tested extensively in the weak gravity regime, similar tests in the strong gravity regime are still missing. In this paper we explore the possibility to use X-ray spectropolarimetric observations of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-05 Henric Krawczynski

We describe a new approach to calculating photon trajectories and gravitational lensing effects in the strong gravitational field of the Kerr black hole. These techniques are applied to explore both the imaging and spectral properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-10 Kris Beckwith , Chris Done

Gravitational lensing constitutes one of the most direct observational manifestations of spacetime curvature and provides a powerful probe of compact astrophysical objects. In this work, we present a comprehensive analysis of the bending of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-21 Partha Pratim Basumallick , Saheb Das , Bhaswati Mandal , Subhadip Sau

In this work we study gravitational lensing of neutrinos by Schwarzschild black holes. In particular, we analyze the case of a neutrino transient source associated with a gamma-ray burst lensed by a supermassive black hole located at the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Ernesto F. Eiroa , Gustavo E. Romero

In astronomy, gravitational lensing of light leads to the formation of multiple images, arcs, Einstein rings, and, most important, the shadow of black holes. Analogously in the vicinity of a massive compact object massive particles,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-20 Torben C. Frost

The Kerr spacetime is one of the most widely known solutions to Einstein's vacuum field equations and is commonly used to describe a black hole with mass $m$ and spin $a$. Astrophysical observations in the electromagnetic spectrum as well…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-06 Torben C. Frost

Modern applications of strong gravitational lensing require the ability to use precise and varied observational data to constrain complex lens models. I discuss two sets of computational methods for lensing calculations. The first is a new…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Charles R. Keeton

Supermassive black holes at centers of clusters of galaxies strongly interact with their host environment via AGN feedback. Key tracers of such activity are X-ray cavities -- regions of lower X-ray brightness within the cluster. We present…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-05 Stanislav Fort

In this work, we study the gravitational lensing of Euler-Heisenberg black hole surrounded by perfect fluid dark matter. This kind of black hole solution enables us to investigate the nontrivial interplay between the dark matter effects and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-29 Ping Su , Chen-Kai Qiao

Real-time visibility determination in expansive or dynamically changing environments has long posed a significant challenge in computer graphics. Existing techniques are computationally expensive and often applied as a precomputation step…

Graphics · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Xiangyu Wang , Thomas Köhler , Jun Lin Qiu , Shohei Mori , Markus Steinberger , Dieter Schmalstieg

Machine learning models can greatly improve the search for strong gravitational lenses in imaging surveys by reducing the amount of human inspection required. In this work, we test the performance of supervised, semi-supervised, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-08-17 Keerthi Vasan G. C. , Stephen Sheng , Tucker Jones , Chi Po Choi , James Sharpnack

Despite the recent success of Neural Radiance Field (NeRF), it is still challenging to render large-scale driving scenes with long trajectories, particularly when the rendering quality and efficiency are in high demand. Existing methods for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Zhuopeng Li , Chenming Wu , Liangjun Zhang , Jianke Zhu

Gravitational waves deliver information in exquisite detail about astrophysical phenomena, among them the collision of two black holes, a system completely invisible to the eyes of electromagnetic telescopes. Models that predict…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-24 Deirdre Shoemaker , Karan Jani , Lionel London , Larne Pekowsky