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I offer one possible explanation of why inertial and gravitational mass are equal in Newtonian gravitation. I then argue that this is an example of a kind of explanation that is not captured by standard philosophical accounts of scientific…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2023-06-22 James Owen Weatherall

The general theory of relativity is currently established as the most precise theory of gravity supported by observations, and its application is diverse ranging from astronomy to cosmology, while its application to astrophysics has been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-16 Shuichi Yokoyama

Starting from first principles and general assumptions Newton's law of gravitation is shown to arise naturally and unavoidably in a theory in which space is emergent through a holographic scenario. Gravity is explained as an entropic force…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-04-20 Erik P. Verlinde

Special relativity theory is well established and confirmed by experiments. This research establishes an operational measurement way to express the great theory in a geometrical form. This may be valuable for understanding the underlying…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Xiao Jianhua

Based on a tentative interpretation of gravity as a pressure force, a scalar theory of gravity was previously investigated. It assumes gravitational contraction (dilation) of space (time) standards. In the static case, the same Newton law…

General Physics · Physics 2007-09-05 Mayeul Arminjon

It is shown that gravitational nature of inertial mass (Mach principle) agrees with idea of interaction of gravitational and electromagnetic forces and does not contradict the laws of classical mechanics. According to the simple…

General Physics · Physics 2008-06-05 Alexander L. Dmitriev

We propose a Lagrangian formulation for a varying $G$ Newtonian-like theory inspired by the Brans-Dicke gravity. Rather than imposing an {\it ad hoc} dependence for the gravitational coupling, as previously done in the literature, in our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-01-20 Júlio C. Fabris , Tales Gomes , Júnior D. Toniato , Hermano Velten

By the time, in 1937, the Swiss astronomer Zwicky measured the velocity dispersion of the Coma cluster of galaxies, astronomers somehow got acquainted with the idea that the universe is filled by some kind of dark matter. After almost a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Riccardo Scarpa

Recently, interest has increased in the entanglement of remote quantum particles through the Newtonian gravitational interaction, both from a fundamental perspective and as a test case for the quantization of gravity. Likewise,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-29 André Großardt

We consider class of modified $f(R)$ gravities with the effective cosmological constant epoch at the early and late universe. Such models pass most of solar system tests as well they satisfy to cosmological bounds. Despite their very…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

We discuss some effects induced by quantum field fluctuations on mass, inertia and gravitation. Recalling the problem raised by vacuum field fluctuations with respect to inertia and gravitation, we show that vacuum energy differences, such…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-01-27 Marc-Thierry Jaekel , Serge Reynaud

It has been suggested that Einstein's theory of General Relativity can be modified to accomodate mismatches between the gravitational field and luminous matter on a wide range of scales. Covariant theories of modified gravity generically…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-31 P. G Ferreira , C. Skordis , C. Zunckel

Riemann's principle "force equals geometry" provided the basis for Einstein's General Relativity - the geometric theory of gravitation. In this paper, we follow this principle to derive the dynamics for any static, conservative force. The…

General Physics · Physics 2019-12-19 Y. Friedman , T. Scarr , J. Steiner

Absolute space is eliminated from the body of mechanics by gauging translations and rotations in the Lagrangian of a classical system. The procedure implies the addition of compensating terms to the kinetic energy, in such a way that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-02-03 Rafael Ferraro

We suggest the modified gravity where some arbitrary function of Gauss-Bonnet (GB) term is added to Einstein action as gravitational dark energy. It is shown that such theory may pass solar system tests. It is demonstrated that modified GB…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-06 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

Modifications of General Relativity usually include extra dynamical degrees of freedom, which to date remain undetected. Here we explore the possibility of modifying Einstein's theory by adding solely nondynamical fields. With the minimal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-01-07 Paolo Pani , Thomas P. Sotiriou , Daniele Vernieri

Viewing gravitational energy-momentum as equal by observation, but different in essence from inertial energy-momentum naturally leads to the gauge theory of volume-preserving diffeormorphisms of an inner Minkowski space which can describe…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-03-13 C. Wiesendanger

General Relativity is the modern theory of gravitation. It has replaced the newtonian theory in the description of the gravitational phenomena. In spite of the remarkable success of the General Relativity Theory, the newtonian gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-09 J. C. Fabris , H. Velten

A new class of modified gravity theories, made possible by subtle features of the canonical formulation of general covariance, naturally allows MOND-like behavior (MOdified Newtonian Dynamics) in effective space-time solutions without…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-01 Martin Bojowald , Erick I. Duque

In this study, the effects of the generalized uncertainty principle on the theory of gravity are analyzed. Inspired by Verlinde's entropic gravity approach and using the modified Unruh temperature, the generalized Einstein field equations…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-08-02 Salih Kibaroğlu