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Toward a field theory of gravitation

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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A new theory of gravitation is presented in which the righ-hand side of the field equations contains the gravitational-field stress-energy tensort νμ . The crucial new information leading to this construction is the demonstration that the two basic differential identities of space-time geometry (that of Bianchi and that of Freud) require atrue gravitational field stress-energy tensort νμ which must be added to the matter tensor τ νμ . Otherwise, the two identities clash and lead to a mathematical overdetermination which creates insurmountable internal difficulties for the curved-space-time theory of gravitation as a whole.

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  1. Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K., 435, Hamamatsu City, Japan

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  2. Electro-Optics Technology Center, Tufts University, 02155, Medford, MA, USA

    H. Yilmaz

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Yilmaz, H. Toward a field theory of gravitation. Nuov Cim B 107, 941–960 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02899296

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