Einstein’s “Prague Field Equation” of 1912: Another Perspective

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Authors Domenico Giulini

Publication date 7 October 2015

Published in Springer Proceedings in Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.5966

zbMATH Keywords

Buchdahl-like inequalitiesPrague field equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

Abstract: I reconsider Einstein's 1912 "Prague-Theory" of static gravity based on a scalar field obeying a non-linear field equation. I point out that this equation follows from the self-consistent implementation of the principle that all energies source the gravitational field according to E=m(c-squared). This makes it an interesting toy-model for the "flat-space approach" to General Relativity, as pioneered by Kraichnan and later Feynman. Solutions modelling stars show features familiar from GR, e.g., Buchdahl-like inequalities. The relation to full GR is also discussed. This lends this toy theory also some pedagogical significance.

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