From continuum mechanics to general relativity

DOI10.1142/S0218271814420152zbMATH Open1305.83003arXiv1405.4728MaRDI QIDQ5174237FDOQ5174237

Authors: Robert J. Downes, Christian G. Böhmer 

Publication date: 17 February 2015

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Using ideas from continuum mechanics we construct a theory of gravity. We show that this theory is equivalent to Einstein's theory of general relativity; it is also a much faster way of reaching general relativity than the conventional route. Our approach is simple and natural: we form a very general model and then apply two physical assumptions supported by experimental evidence. This easily reduces our construction to a model equivalent to general relativity. Finally, we suggest a simple way of modifying our theory to investigate non-standard space-time symmetries.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.4728

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zbMATH Keywords

general relativityspace-time symmetriescontinuum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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