Polarizable vacuum analysis of the gravitational metric tensor
General Physics
2009-03-24 v1
Abstract
The gravitational metric tensor implies a variable dielectric tensor of vacuum around gravitational matter. The curved spacetime in general relativity is then associated with a polarizable vacuum. It is found that the number density of the virtual dipoles in vacuum decreases with the distance from the gravitational centre. This result offers a polarizable vacuum interpretation of the gravitational force. Also, the anisotropy of vacuum polarization is briefly discussed, which appeals for observational proof of anisotropic light propagation in a vacuum altered by gravitational or electromagnetic field.
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@article{arxiv.0903.3665,
title = {Polarizable vacuum analysis of the gravitational metric tensor},
author = {Xing-Hao Ye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.3665},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure