Quasi-metric relativity

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Authors Dag Østvang

Publication date 9 May 2006

Published in Gravitation \& Cosmology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0112025

zbMATH Keywords

affine connectionLorentzian 4-metricsquasi-metric theory of gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: This is a survey of a new type of relativistic space-time framework; the so-called quasi-metric framework. The basic geometric structure underlying quasi-metric relativity is quasi-metric space-time; this is defined as a 4-dimensional differentiable manifold $calN$ equipped with two one-parameter families $$ and $$ of Lorentzian 4-metrics parametrized by a global time function $t$. The metric family $$ is found from field equations, whereas the metric family $$ is used to propagate sources and to compare predictions to experiments. A linear and symmetric affine connection compatible with the family $$ is defined, giving rise to equations of motion. Furthermore a quasi-metric theory of gravity, including field equations and local conservation laws, is presented. Just as for General Relativity, the field equations accommodate two independent propagating dynamical degrees of freedom. On the other hand, the particular structure of quasi-metric geometry allows only a partial coupling of space-time geometry to the active stress-energy tensor. Besides, the field equations are defined from projections of physical and geometrical tensors with respect to a "preferred" foliation of quasi-metric space-time into spatial hypersurfaces. Moreover, a number of non-standard features make the field equations unsuitable for a standard PPN-analysis. This implies that the experimental status of the theory is not completely clear at this point in time. The theory seems to be consistent with a number of cosmological observations and it satisfies all the classical solar system tests, though. Moreover, in its non-metric sector, the new theory has experimental support where General Relativity fails or is irrelevant.

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