On gravitational fields in Riemannian spaces (Q1315547)

This extremely original paper, written by a well-known expert in general relativity theory, is a rigorous foundation of the methods to construct ``gravitational fields in given pseudo-Riemannian spaces, particularly Minkowski spaces, with a natural alternative to the global law of universal gravitation, while preserving its local consequences by analogy with local transitions from properties in Euclidean spaces to the properties of Riemannian spaces''. The basic idea of the theory is that ``in topologically equivalent spaces one can use identical fixed coordinate frames of reference with individually defined points''. There are introduced global Lagrangian comoving frames (in space or in mathematically defined model media), and it is shown that ``one can use theoretical solutions of problems in Newtonian mechanics in comoving frames of reference (\dots). Computational methods of inertial navigation theory in Riemannian spaces can be used to construct a complete solution of problems involving the determination of the metric and laws of motion of bodies in given pseudo- Riemannian spaces, for arbitrarily given observers''. We have to underline the extremely interesting and original point of view of the author concerning the equations of integral rocket flight taking relativistic effects into account. We also have to remark the possibility to use the ideas here obtained in a large variety of problems (from space navigation to planet motion and the existence of possible gravitational waves perturbed by moving masses).