Towards a theory of macroscopic gravity (Q1309315)

By averaging out Cartan's structure equations for a four-dimensional Riemannian space over space regions, the structure equations for the averaged space are derived, the procedure being valid on an arbitrary Riemannian space. It is shown that the averaged Einstein equations can be put in the form of the Einstein equations with the conserved macroscopic energy-momentum tensor of a definite structure including the correlation functions. By using the high-frequency approximation of Isaacson (1968) with second-order correction to the microscopic metric, the self-consistency and compatibility of the equations and relations obtained are shown. Macrovacuum turns out to be Ricci nonflat, the macrovacuum source being defined in terms of the correlation functions. In the high-frequency limit the equations are shown to be become Isaacson's ones with the macrovacuum source becoming Isaacson's stress tensor for gravitational waves.