Constraining primordial non-Gaussianity with cosmological weak lensing: Shear and flexion

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Fedeli, C ^a   Bartelmann, M ^b   Moscardini, L ^c,d,e  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cosmological parameters from LSS; weak gravitational lensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868248737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/10/018     Document Type: Article

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