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Gravity between Newton and Einstein

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-01-30 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Statements about relativistic effects are often subtle. In this essay we will demonstrate that the three classical tests of general relativity, namely perihelion precession, deflection of light and gravitational redshift, are passed perfectly by an extension of Newtonian gravity that includes gravitational time dilation effects while retaining a non-relativistic causal structure. This non-relativistic gravity theory arises from a covariant large speed of light expansion of Einstein's theory of gravity that does not assume weak fields and which admits an action principle.

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@article{arxiv.1904.05706,
  title  = {Gravity between Newton and Einstein},
  author = {Dennis Hansen and Jelle Hartong and Niels A. Obers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.05706},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2019 Awards for Essays on Gravitation; Honorable Mention

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