Tomaschitz, R. (1998). Nonlinear non-relativistic gravity, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 9, 1199-1209, DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0779(98)80006-4
Abstract (ScienceDirect, CDS, SAO/NASA ADS, Zbl 0939.83046)
A phenomenological theory of gravitation is proposed, based on a pre-relativistic approach to electromagnetism. The general relativistic, purely geometric, spacetime conception is criticized. Space itself is assumed to have physical substance. This substance, the ether, manifests by its permeability. Gravitational fields do not curve space, but rather distort the ether, and so affect its permeability. The permeability determines the speed of light, which is varying as in a dielectric medium. The theory is only in certain limits Lorentz invariant; the concept of a uniformly moving observer is likewise only approximate, and so is the principle of equivalence. Nonlinear field equations for the scalar gravitational field as well as the permeability tensor of the ether are constructed in a way to fit the classical experiments on gravitation. Estimates on the variation of the speed of light in our solar system are given.
Zbl
0939.83046
Tomaschitz, Roman
Nonlinear non-relativistic gravity
[J] Chaos
Solitons Fractals 9, No.7, 1199-1209 (1998). ISSN 0960-0779
MSC 2000:
83C50 Electromagnetic fields
Keywords: varying speed of light; nonlinear field equations; phenomenological theory of gravitation; scalar gravitational field; permeability tensor of the ether
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Nonlinear non-relativistic gravity. |
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Tomaschitz, R. |
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Chaos Solitons Fractals, Vol. 9, No. 7, p. 1199 - 1209 |
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07/1998 |
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Gravitation Theory |
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description: Roman Tomaschitz (1998) Nonlinear non-relativistic gravity, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 9, 1199.
Keywords: spacetime structure, absolute space, ether, aether, permeability tensor of the ether, Hamilton–Jacobi equation in a permeable spacetime, massive particles in the ether, permeability tensor and gravitational potential of a static point source, evolution equations for the scalar gravitational field and the permeability tensor, electromagnetism in the ether, photon energy and speed of light, eikonal equation and ray optics in a permeable spacetime, deflection angles and perihelion shifts, equivalence and relativity principles
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