[submitted]
Visualizing Gravitational Lensing
An interactive, browser-based tool for exploring gravitational lensing phenomena. The software implements rigorous mass models, including point-mass, NFW halos, elliptical halos, and cosmic void profiles, allowing users to visualize lensed images and critical curves in real-time via a live web interface. While the physics is strictly grounded in these models, the lensing effects are purposefully exaggerated to highlight phenomenological features for educational clarity. It is designed for professional presentations, scientific outreach, and teaching.
- Code site:
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https://github.com/nicosmo/lensing_visualization
https://nicosmo.github.io/lensing_visualization/
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18914869
- Described in:
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https://scixplorer.org/abs/2026arXiv260318145S
- Preferred citation method:
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Please cite this software using its ASCL record and the Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18914869. If the methodology of creating such tools is also relevant to your work, please refer to the associated paper: Schuster et al. (2026, arXiv:2603.18145).