Gravity Without Curved Spacetime: A Simple Calculation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2012-09-07 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Classical-particle trajectories are calculated for the static Einstein universe without requiring that the 3-space be closed and curved. Freely-moving test particles are found to return to their starting positions because of strong gravitational-field effects. Possible implications for the underlying (quantum) theory of gravity are briefly discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1208.3168,
title = {Gravity Without Curved Spacetime: A Simple Calculation},
author = {F. R. Klinkhamer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.3168},
year = {2012}
}
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9 pages, v3: expanded version