Phase coupling gravitation: Symmetries and gauge fields

We consider possible generalizations of phase coupling gravitation, a relativistic theory introduced to account for the astrophysical missing mass problem in the framework of departures from newtonian gravitation. We show that pure phase coupled gravitation cannot be gauged. However, the theory can be extended by modifying the interactions. It is then endowed with a continuous global symmetry which can be gauged.     

Equations of motion in Rosen's bimetric theory of gravitation

The paper contains an investigation of Rosen's bimetric theory of gravitation in the case of slow velocities and weak fields. Newtonian and post-Newtonian approximations are obtained. The post-Newtonian equation of motion is integrated for an insular system of spherical bodies that move translationally at large mutual distances. It appears that the post-Newtonian law of motion obtained in this way contains terms that depend on the self-energy of the test body (a self-influence phenomenon). It is proved that also in the Einsteinian gravitation this influence is present, but it can be canceled out from the post-Newtonian law of motion if one takes into account the de Donder conditions. The self-influence discovered here seems to be a general gravitation phenomenon, which usually appears in theories of gravitation in the post-Newtonian approximation.     

Strong gravitation waves in terms of Maurer-Cartan forms

Strong gravitation plane waves are represented in terms of the Maurer-Cartan spin connection coefficients in cosmological background. It was shown that the diffeo-invariance of spin connection coefficients leaves only one degree of freedom of the strong gravitation plane waves in contrast to the metric approach, where gravitation waves have two degrees of freedom like photons in QED. The Hilbert action of gravitation waves in terms of spin connection coefficients takes the form of a bilinear field theory.     

Physical foundations of the new theory of gravitation

It is shown that in generalizing simultaneously the special theory of relativity and the Newtonian theory of gravitation into a curved-space theory of gravity one needs to satisfy second-order correspondence conditions as well as the usual first-order ones. It is further shown that the imposition of these second-order conditions leads to a locally Lorentz invariant spin-2 field theory of gravity which is in agreement with all the known facts concerning gravitation. The second-order correspondence requirements endow the curved-space theory of gravitation with experimentally and theoretically novel features which will be discussed in some detail.     

The necessity of torsion in gravity

It is shown that torsion is required for a complete theory of gravitation, and that without it, the equations of gravitation violate fundamental laws. In the first case, we are reminded that, in the absence of external forces, the correct conservation law of total angular momentum arises only if torsion, whose origin is intrinsic spin, is included into gravitation. The second case considers the “mass reversal” transformation. It has been known that under a global chiral transformation and “mass to negative mass” transformation, the Dirac equation is invariant. But global transformations violate special relativity, so this transformation must be made local. It is shown that the torsion is the gauge field for this local invariance.     

Limiting transitions in the Tolman solution of the equations of general relativity

The paper considers the limiting transitions to special relativity and the Newtonian theory of gravitation in the Tolman solutions of the Einstein equations. It is shown that elliptical systems do not have an analog in the special theory. The analogs for hyperbolic and parabolic systems are the noninertial Robertson and the special-theory inertial systems, respectively. It is shown that a transition to the Newtonian theory of gravitation can be made for any type of Tolman coordinate system.     

Induction of strong gravitation and the heirarchical structure of the universe

A nontraditional approach to strong gravitation is proposed from the position of induced gravitation. Induction of strong gravitation constants and a strong gravitation “cosmological term” due to quantum effects in curved space is considered. The relationship between induced gravitation and the concept of a heirarchical structure of the universe is studied.     

Gravitation and source theory

Schwinger's source theory is applied to the problem of gravitation and its quantization. It is shown that within the framework of a flat-space the source theory implementation leads to a violation of probability. To avoid the difficulty one must introduce a curved space-time hence the source concept may be said to necessitate the transition to a curved-space theory of gravitation. It is further shown that the curved-space theory of gravitation implied by the source theory is not equivalent to the conventional Einstein theory. The source concept leads to a different theory where the gravitational field has a stress-energy tensor t_μ^ν, which contributes to geometric curvatures.     

关于"太阳在银河系中所受引力与到银心距离r的关系"的讨论

讨论了银道面内的引力场强分布和太阳在银河系中所受引力与到银心距离r的关系，指出引力场强g并不是与r的平方成反比，这是由于银河系的大小和形状不能忽略造成的．强调了万有引力定律的适用条件．     

Extended translational invariance and the tetrad theory of gravitation

A tetrad theory of gravitation is derived systematically from the requirement of localization of the group of translations. It is shown that when the sources of the gravitational field are chosen in the form of the total canonical energymomentum tensor of the nongravitating matter this gauge theory is identical with the previously formulated tetrad theory of gravitation in a space of absolute parallelism.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 137–141, April, 1977.     

The Equivalence Principle Revisited

A precise fomulation of the strong Equivalence Principle is essential to the understanding of the relationship between gravitation and quantum mechanics. The relevant aspects are reviewed in a context including General Relativity but allowing for the presence of torsion. For the sake of brevity, a concise statement is proposed for the Principle: An ideal observer immersed in a gravitational field can choose a reference frame in which gravitation goes unnoticed. This statement is given a clear mathematical meaning through an accurate discussion of its terms. It holds for ideal observers (time-like smooth non-intersecting curves), but not for real, spatially extended observers. Analogous results hold for gauge fields. The difference between gravitation and the other fundamental interactions comes from their distinct roles in the equation of force.     

On Sakharov's theory of gravitation

The Sakharov theory of gravitation is examined from the viewpoint of the analogy between gravitation and elasticity. It is found that, by using the Cattaneo-Zel'manov projection technique, the deformation tensor connected with the gravitational field can be considered the deformation tensor of a suitable elastic medium. By supposing that transversal waves propagate in this medium with velocityc, one can find an explicit expression for the time dependence of the gravitational constant. Some applications of cosmological interest are briefly discussed.     

Massive Yang-Mills Field Theory with Conformal (Weyl) Invariance

A massive Yang-Mills field theory with the conformal (Weyl) invariance^[1] and gauge invariance is proposed. It involves the gravitational and various gauge interactions, in which all the mass terms appear as the uniform interactional form m(x) = KΦ(x). When the conformal and gauge symmetries are broken spontaneously, the Einstein gravitation emerges and all the fields obtain masses, this theory is renormalizable and unitary with the gravitation ignored. Finally we give a relation between the theory and the Higgs mechanism.     

Higher-Derivative Gravitational Coupling Between Laser Beams

The gravitational field due to laser pulse traveling along a straight waveguide with a velocity v < c is considered in the framework of higher-derivative theory of gravitation. The deflection of a probe laser pulse propagating in the vicinity of a high-power laser pulse is discussed. It is shown from a numerical comparison that the deflection of the probe laser pulse predicted by higher-derivative theory of gravitation is much less than the prediction of general relativity if the wavelength of the laser pulse is smaller than the range of the additional force.     

L?(1)群的引力规范场球对称静态解

寻找引力规范理论场方程的严格解要比寻找Einstein场方程的严格解更为困难。但是,对某些物理问题来说,能够求得牛顿型近似解和后牛顿型的近似解就足够了。本文研究了一种Lorentz群和U(1)群为规范群的引力规范理论,求得了带电粒子的球对称静场的特殊有挠解,并求得了有挠的一阶近似解。 关键词：     

Proton decay in the theory of gravitation and the hypothesis of fundamental length

Proton decay is investigated within the framework of the theory of gravitation and of the concept of neutron oscillation. It is shown that the mechanism of proton decay is very sensitive to the value of the fundamental length.     

Lie groups and gravity theories

Generalized theories of gravitation using the group manifold approach are outlined. It is suggested that free differential algebras should take the place of Lie algebras in current physical theory.     

External gravitational field of a non-static spherically symmetric body

It is shown that in the field theory of gravitation, the external gravitational field of a non-static spherically symmetric source described by a diagonal metric tensor can be static only.     

Generalised cosmological Friedmann equations and the de Sitter solution

It is shown that the generalised cosmological Friedmann equations in the gauge theory of gravitation obtained earlier have solutions with the de Sitter metric and vanishing as well as nonvanishing torsion.     

Theory of a gravitational gauge field with localization of the de Sitter group

A de Sitter-invariant gauge theory is formulated for the case where a 40-component de Sitter A-field is present. It is shown that the theory coincides with the Poincare-invariant gauge theory in a space with torsion with a cosmological term. Two other versions of a de Sitter-invariant theory are also discussed: the first is a metric theory of gravitation in a Riemann space; the second is a de Sitter-invariant generalization of the tetrad theory of gravitation in a space of absolute parallelism.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 11, pp. 50–53, November, 1986.