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This review contains an extremely in-depth discussion of the basics of weak gravitational lensing, with full mathematical derivations of all of the concepts known as of 2000. This review is an excellent starting point for a graduate student wanting to learn the details of weak lensing observations and theory. This review allows us to limit the number of introductory papers in the following sections and concentrate on papers giving more recent developments in the field (A).

A mainly observational review of the astrophysical and cosmological applications of strong gravitational lensing, including a nice historical introduction and a brief review of microlensing. (A)

A comprehensive review of microlensing, covering the history of the field, its theoretical foundations, a critical review of observational results at the time of its writing and a discussion of future prospects. (A)

A classic review of the applications of strong gravitational lensing at a time when all strong lenses known could be discussed one by one. Still a very useful reference for the basic concepts. (A)

A review of the many astrophysical applications of strong gravitational lensing, focused on galaxy-scale deflectors. It includes applications to the study of the properties of galaxies, cosmography, and the use of lenses as natural telescopes. (A)

A detailed review of strongly lensed quasars, with dual emphasis on gravitational time delays as a tool for cosmology, and on cosmological microlensing. (A)

This is a review of the expansion of the universe, with emphasis on gravitational lensing based measurements. (A)

A recent review specialized in microlensing as a tool to study planets. (A)

Weak lensing can be used to measure statistically the distribution of mass in structures that are not dense enough to be detected individually in mass reconstructions. This weak-lensing signal is conventionally known as "cosmic shear," and its measurement is one of the primary methods that has been proposed for accurately measuring cosmological parameters such as the matter and energy content of the universe, the curvature of the universe, and the scale of matter density fluctuations. From 2000-2002, several competing groups produced the first measurements of cosmic shear from surveys each covering ~10 square degrees. A summary of these results can be found in this review article.

Weak lensing can be used to measure statistically the distribution of mass in structures that are not dense enough to be detected individually in mass reconstructions. This weak-lensing signal is conventionally known as "cosmic shear," and its measurement is one of the primary methods that has been proposed for accurately measuring cosmological parameters such as the matter and energy content of the universe, the curvature of the universe, and the scale of matter density fluctuations. From 2000-2002, several competing groups produced the first measurements of cosmic shear from surveys each covering ~10 square degrees. A summary of these results can be found in this review article.

An up-to-date and comprehensive review of all aspects of gravitational lensing, from theory to observations. Includes derivations from first principles of gravitational lensing relations. (A)

This recent comprehensive review, covers strong and weak lensing theory an observations, focusing on galaxy clusters as deflectors. (A)

This is a recent review, focused mostly on clusters and large scale structure. (A)

A comprehensive (and updatable) review with sections on the history, theory, and applications of gravitational lensing. (A)

This review summarizes the first decade of development of weak lensing, tying together the mathematical basis for how lensing works with qualitative descriptions of early results from the field. While some of the specific details of how various aspects of the weak-lensing signal are measured and modeled have changed in the intervening 13 years, this article is still an excellent starting point for someone wanting to the learn the basics of how weak lensing works in practice. (I, A)

A good summary of the methodology of weak lensing circa 2007, including much of the math often left out of other reviews (A).

A good qualitative summary of the methodology and results of weak lensing circa 2007, and is a good resource for a student wanting to learn about what weak lensing can tell us about cosmology without having to understand all of the math behind the models (I, A).

An excellent overview of the history of gravitational lensing, including the 1919 eclipse, covering the history of the subject through to the present day. (I,A)

Results from a public shear simulation challenge that was specifically targeted for participation outside the weak lensing astronomical community. Also includes a summary of the results from the previous shear measurement challenges. (A)