Non-conservative gravitational equations (Q1387783)

The authors propose a theory of gravity based on the interaction of the gauge field representing gravitation with a suitable vector ``substratum'' (physical vacuum). They exploit the formalism of the symbolic gauge theory, an application to gauge theories of general system logic theory, which results from the fusion of three mathematical structures, the logical theory of systems, categorial algebras, and Lie algebras. The coupling of gravity to the substratum implies nonconservation of the energy-momentum tensor. The application of such a nonconservative gravitational theory to perihelion shifts and light deflection yields results comparable to those obtained in standard general relativity. The authors also get, by this approach, cosmological models with a nonzero, locally varying cosmological constant.