Light Cone Consistency in Bimetric General Relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-08-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
General relativity can be formally derived as a flat spacetime theory, but the consistency of the resulting curved metric's light cone with the flat metric's null cone has not been adequately considered. If the two are inconsistent, then gravity is not just another field in flat spacetime after all. Here we discuss recent progress in describing the conditions for consistency and prospects for satisfying those conditions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0101097,
title = {Light Cone Consistency in Bimetric General Relativity},
author = {J. Brian Pitts and W. C. Schieve},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0101097},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
contribution to the Proceedings of the 20th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics; 3 pages, 1 figure