A dilemma in the physics of gravitational fields

It is shown that improper use of local quantities for nonlocal situations in fields leads to traditional errors. Nonlocal theoretical quantities referred to standards in a fixed field are defined in order to obtain reliable results. Nonlocal properties of gravitational fields and matter located in it are deduced with the help of physical principles and an electromagnetic model for matter. In spite of the fact that the local velocity of light should be constant, the field is a space of variable nonlocal velocity of light, which accounts for its properties. Matter and light virtually propagate themselves without exchanging energy with the external field, in disagreement with traditional assumptions. Matter becomes contracted by the field. The results are self-consistent and consistent with the observed facts. Bodies withr2GM would be different from black holes and they may account for the peak of highest energy of cosmic radiation and other astronomical facts.