A universal magnification theorem. II. Generic caustics up to codimension five

DOI10.1063/1.3179163zbMATH Open1223.58030arXiv0904.2236OpenAlexW3103681016MaRDI QIDQ3069167FDOQ3069167

A. O. Petters, Amir B. Aazami

Publication date: 24 January 2011

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove a theorem about magnification relations for all generic general caustic singularities up to codimension five: folds, cusps, swallowtail, elliptic umbilic, hyperbolic umbilic, butterfly, parabolic umbilic, wigwam, symbolic umbilic, 2nd elliptic umbilic, and 2nd hyperbolic umbilic. Specifically, we prove that for a generic family of general mappings between planes exhibiting any of these singularities, and for a point in the target lying anywhere in the region giving rise to the maximum number of real pre-images (lensed images), the total signed magnification of the pre-images will always sum to zero. The proof is algebraic in nature and makes repeated use of the Euler trace formula. We also prove a general algebraic result about polynomials, which we show yields an interesting corollary about Newton sums that in turn readily implies the Euler trace formula. The wide field imaging surveys slated to be conducted by the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope are expected to find observational evidence for many of these higher-order caustic singularities. Finally, since the results of the paper are for generic general mappings, not just generic lensing maps, the findings are expected to be applicable not only to gravitational lensing, but to any system in which these singularities appear.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2236

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zbMATH Keywords

polynomialsgravitational lenses

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05) General relativity (83C99) Critical points of functions and mappings on manifolds (58K05)

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