Abstract
We show that a cosmic standard ruler can be constructed from the joint measurement of the time delay, , between gravitationally lensed quasar images and the velocity dispersion, σ , of the lensing galaxy. This is specifically shown, for a singular isothermal sphere lens, , where D OL is the angular diameter distance to the lens. Using MCMC simulations we illustrate the constraints set in the plane from future observations.
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