Relativistic theory of gravitation

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Found. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00735177· OSTI ID:6089628

Logunov, A A; Mestvirishvili, M A

In the present paper a relativistic theory of gravitation (RTG) is unambiguously constructed on the basis of the special relativity and geometrization principle. In this a gravitational field is treated as the Faraday--Maxwell spin-2 and spin-0 physical field possessing energy and momentum. The source of a gravitational field is the total conserved energy-momentum tensor of matter and of a gravitational field in Minkowski space. In the RTG the conservation laws are strictly fulfilled for the energy-moment and for the angular momentum of matter and a gravitational field. The theory explains the whole available set of experiments on gravity. By virtue of the geometrization principle, the Riemannian space in our theory is of field origin, since it appears as an effective force space due to the action of a gravitational field on matter. The RTG leads to an exceptionally strong prediction: The universe is not closed but just ''flat.'' This suggests that in the universe a ''missing mass'' should exist in a form of matter.

• Research Organization: Rektorat, Moscow State University, Leninski Gory, 117234 Moscow, USSR
• OSTI ID: 6089628
• Journal Information: Found. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Found. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN FNDPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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