Nonlinear gravito-electromagnetism

There is a non-linear and covariant electromagnetic analogy for gravity, in which the full Bianchi identities are Maxwell-type equations for the free gravitational field, encoded in the Weyl tensor. This tensor gravito-electromagnetism is based on a covariant generalization of spatial vector algebra and calculus to spatial tensor fields, and includes all non-linear effects from the gravitational field and matter sources. The non-linear vacuum Bianchi equations are invariant under spatial duality rotation of the gravito-electric and gravito-magnetic tensor fields. The super-energy density and super-Poynting vector of the gravitational field are natural duality invariants, and satisfy a super-energy conservation equation.     

Exact theory of the (Einstein) gravitational field in an arbitrary background space-time

The Lagrangian based theory of the gravitational field and its sources at the arbitrary background space-time is developed. The equations of motion and the energy-momentum tensor of the gravitational field are derived by applying the variational principle. The gauge symmetries of the theory and the associated conservation laws are investigated. Some properties of the energymomentum tensor of the gravitational field are described in detail and the examples of its application are given. The desire to have the total energymomentum tensor as a source for the linear part of the gravitational field leads to the universal coupling of gravity with other fields (as well as to the self-interaction) and finally to the Einstein theory.     

Propagation of radiation in a plasma situated in a gravitational field

Weak electromagnetic and gravitational fields in a plasma situated in a strong gravitational field, are studied using linearized, general-relativistic, kinetic equations. A tensor operator is constructed for the electrical conductivity of a plasma in a gravitational field, which is a general-relativistic generalization of the electrical conductivity of a homogeneous plasma. Similar tensor operators, which allow one to determine the energy-momentum tensor and the vector current, induced by electromagnetic and gravitational fields in a plasma, are also obtained.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 57–62, September, 1976.     

Charged dilaton,energy, momentum and angular-momentum in teleparallel theory equivalent to general relativity

We apply the energy-momentum tensor to calculate energy, momentum and angular-momentum of two different tetrad fields. This tensor is coordinate independent of the gravitational field established in the Hamiltonian structure of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity (TEGR). The spacetime of these tetrad fields is the charged dilaton. Our results show that the energy associated with one of these tetrad fields is consistent, while the other one does not show this consistency. Therefore, we use the regularized expression of the gravitational energy-momentum tensor of the TEGR. We investigate the energy within the external event horizon using the definition of the gravitational energy-momentum. PACS 04.70.Bw; 04.50.+h; 04.20.-Jb     

含物质纯重力场部分贡献的静态和稳态重力场研究

给出了包含重力场贡献在内具有宇宙因子项最普遍形式的重力场方程为Rμν-gμνR/2+λgμν=8πG(T(Ⅰ)μν+T(Ⅱ)μν)/c4，这里λ为Einstein宇宙常数，Ｔ（Ⅰ）μν，Ｔ（Ⅱ）μν分别代表物质纯物质部分和纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量.物质纯重力场部分的能量-动量张量表述为T(Ⅱ)μν=(DμρＤρν-gμνＤαβＤαβ/4)/4πG，式中Dμν的定义为Ｄμν＝ωμ／xν-ων／xμ，ωμ≡-c2gμ0/g00.并用重力场贡献在内最普遍形式的重力场方程分别研究了几个大家所熟悉的静态和稳态重力场，像带有Einstein宇宙因子λ项球对称纯物质球外部静态度规、静态荷电球外部度规、匀速转动星体外部度规及理想纯物质星体内部静态平衡等,并进行了讨论. 关键词： 能量动量张量 重力场方程 静态重力场 稳态重力场     

Test of a model coupling of electromagnetic and gravitational fields by using high-frequency gravitational waves

Models of the coupling of electromagnetic and gravitational fields have been studied extensively for many years. In this paper,we consider the coupling between the Maxwell field and the Weyl tensor of the gravitational field to study how the wavevector of the electromagnetic wave is affected by a plane gravitational wave. We find that the wavevector depends upon the frequency and direction of polarization of the electromagnetic waves, the parameter that couples the Maxwell field and the Weyl tensor, and the angle between the direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave and the coordinate axis. The results show that this coupling model can be tested by the detection of high-frequency gravitational waves.     

The gravitational contribution to the stress-energy tensor of a medium in general relativity

The macroscopic stress-energy tensor of an astronomical medium such as a galaxy of stars is determined by the field equation of general relativity from the small-scale variations in mass and velocity. In the weak-field, slow-motion approximation, in which the gravitational fields of the stars are Newtonian, it is found that the contribution by the small-scale gravitational fields to the macroscopic density and stress are, respectively, the Newtonian gravitational energy density and the Newtonian gravitational stress tensor. This result is based on the general-relativity field equation, not conservation laws, although the general-relativity field equation has the well-known property of being consistent with conservation laws.     

Derivation of the Finslerian Gauge Field Equations

As is well known the simplest way of formulating the equations for the Yang-Mills gauge fields consists in taking the Lagrangian to be quadratic in the gauge tensor [1 - 5], whereas the application of such an approach to the gravitational field yields equations which are of essentially more complicated structure than the Einstein equations. On the other hand, in the gravitational field theory the Lagrangian can be constructed to be of forms which may be both quadratic and linear in the curvature tensor, whereas the latter possibility is absent in the current gauge field theories. In previous work [6] it has been shown that the Finslerian structure of the space-time gives rise to certain gauge fields provided that the internal symmetries may be regarded as symmetries of a three-dimensional Riemannian space. Continuing this work we show that appropriate equations for these gauge fields can be formulated in both ways, namely on the basis of the quadratic Lagrangian or, if a relevant generalization of the Palatini method is applied, on the basis of a Lagrangian linear in the gauge field strength tensor. The latter possibility proves to result in equations which are similar to the Einstein equations, a distinction being that the Finslerian Cartan curvature tensor rather than the Riemann curvature tensor enters the equations.     

On the Rainich geometrization of a vector meson field in the Kibble theory

The variables of a vector meson field are determined within the framework of the Kibble theory as the functions of the metric tensor, affine connection and their derivatives and a system of differential equations is found for the metric tensor and affine connection which is equivalent to the equations of motion of gravitational and vector meson fields.     

Unified equation of motion of a test charge in electromagnetic and gravitational fields

This work starts by generalizing in a gravitational field the fundamental quantum mechanical commutation relations between the coordinates of a charged test particle and its momentum. Assuming that the components of the momentum of this test charge obey a noncommutative algebra in the presence of an electromagnetic field, it is proved that the commutator can be identified with the electromagnetic field tensor. Using these results, the equation of motion of this charged object in the presence of both the electromagnetic and gravitational fields is derived from their field equations. In this work, the laws of motion of a particle in the electromagnetic and gravitational fields has been unified with the field equations. Although the field equations themselves are not directly unified, this work strongly suggests that the scheme may act as a possible framework for the unification of at least gravitational and electromagnetic interactions.     

A Non-geometric Relativistic Theory of Gravitation

A non-geometric relativistic theory of gravitation is developed by defining a semi-metric to replace the metric tensor as gravitational vector potential. The theory show that the energy-momentum tensor of the gravitational field belong to the gravitational source, gravitational radiation is contained in Einstein’s field equations that including the contribution of gravitational field, the real physical singularity in the gravitational field can be eliminated, and the dark matter in the universe is interpreted as the matter of pure gravitational field.     

Densities of electron’s continuum in gravitational and electromagnetic fields

Relativistic dynamics of distributed mass and charge densities of the extended classical particle is considered for arbitrary gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Both geodesic and field gravitational equations can be derived by variation of the same Lagrange density in the classical action of a nonlocal particle distributed over its radial field. Vector geodesic relations for material space densities are contraction consequences of tensor gravitational equations for continuous sources and their fields. Classical four-flows of elementary material space depend on local electromagnetic fourpotentials for charged densities, as in quantum theory. Besides the Lorentz force, these potentials result in two more accelerating factors vanishing under equilibrium internal stresses within the continuous particle.     

Spherically symmetric solution in higher-dimensional teleparallel equivalent of general relativity

A theory of(N+1)-dimensional gravity is developed on the basis of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity(TEGR).The fundamental gravitational field variables are the(N+1)-dimensional vector fields,defined globally on a manifold M,and the gravitational field is attributed to the torsion.The form of Lagrangian density is quadratic in torsion tensor.We then give an exact five-dimensional spherically symmetric solution(Schwarzschild(4+1)-dimensions).Finally,we calculate energy and spatial momentum using gravitational energy-momentum tensor and superpotential 2-form.     

Quadratic Lagrangians and massive gravitons

An expansion of a quadratic Lagrangian in a series in small corrections to a flat metric yields the Lagrangian of the free gravitational field (first term of the expansion); by a substitution of the field variables this is reduced to a sum of standard Lagrangians that define massless and massive scalar and tensor fields. Independent variation of the corresponding Lagrangian with respect to the massive scalar and tensor gravitational fields is possible only if the coupling constants in the quadratic Langrangian satisfy a certain relation.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 15–20, June, 1975.I thank Professor D. D. Ivanenko for his constant interest.     

A minimal relativistic model of gravitation within standard restrictions of the Classical Theory of Fields

The minimal relativistic model of gravitation on the basis of the gauge-invariant theory of the linear scalar massless field is suggested. The principle of the multiplicative inclusion of gravitational interaction, the requirements being that the simplicity and invariance of the theory under the allowed (gauge) transformation of potential Ф → Ф′ = Ф + const as the basis of the approach, is used. A system of gauge-invariant gravitational field and matter equations is obtained and an energy-momentum tensor with a positively defined density of the field energy is constructed. The exact solutions to equations for the central static field and for fields of spherically symmetric and plane gravitational waves in the free space and in the material media are obtained.     

Spontaneous symmetry breaking due to polarization corrections

A model of self-interacting scalar and gravitational fields is constructed, in which the vacuum state with spontaneously broken symmetry arises as a solution of the field equations. The gravitational Lagrangian containing curvature-squared contributions is treated in the first-order formalism. The problems of cosmological singularities and conformal anomalies are discussed. In the case of vanishing Weyl tensor and constant scalar curvature, the curvature-squared contributions may be interpreted as being generated by the vacuum polarization, also in first-order formalism.     

Gravitation and unified covariant formalism of classical gauge fields in equiaffine space

In this paper, we construct a unified covariant formalism for the classical gauge fields in an equiaffine space. The gauge transformation groups are the Lie groups, induced according to the third Lie theorem by the structure constants. As a result of the gauge transformations, one set of geometric objects is replaced by another. It is confirmed that the differential conservation laws in the equiaffine spaces are a result of the equations of the gauge fields. The particular case when the gauge transformation group is a four-parameter group and is abelian is distinguished. This group corresponds to gauge fields that are induced by an energy-momentum tensor and, which, as a result, are called gravitational fields. As a particular case of the equations of the given gravitational fields, we obtain Einstein's equations with the help of a Lagrangian, which is quadratic with respect to the gravitational field intensities. In concluding, we note the possibility of describing gauge fields, corresponding to nongravitational interactions of vector mesons with nonzero rest mass, without invoking the scalar Higgs mesons. This possibility appears both as a result of the generalization of the Yang-Mills covariant derivative and as a result of including gravitational interactions in the general gauge field formalism.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshykh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, 47–51, December, 1981.     

The weight of extended bodies in a gravitational field with flat spacetime

Einstein's gravitational field equations in empty space outside a massive plane with infinite extension give a class of solutions describing a field with flat spacetime giving neutral, freely moving particles an acceleration. This points to the necessity of defining the concept gravitational field not simply by the nonvanishing of the Riemann curvature tensor, but by the nonvanishing of certain elements of the Christoffel symbols, called the physical elements, or the nonvanishing of the Riemann curvature tensor. The tidal component of a gravitational field is associated with a nonvanishing Riemann tensor, while the nontidal components are associated with nonvanishing physical elements of the Christoffel symbols. Spacetime in a nontidal gravitational field is flat. Such a field may be separated into a homogeneous and a rotational component. In order to exhibit the physical significance of these components in relation to their transformation properties, coordinate transformations inside a given reference frame are discussed. The mentioned solutions of Einstein's field equations lead to a metric identical to that obtained as a result of a transformation from an inertial frame to a uniformly accelerated frame. The validity of the strong principle of equivalence in extended regions for nontidal gravitational fields is made clear. An exact calculation of the weight of an extended body in a uniform gravitational field, from a global point of view, gives the result that its weight is independent of the position of the scale on the body.     

On the phenomenological three-graviton vertex

In General Relativity, the graviton interacts in three-graviton vertex with a tensor that is not the energy-momentum tensor of the gravitational field. We consider the possibility that the graviton interacts with the definite gravitational energy-momentum tensor that we previously found in the G ² approximation. This tensor in a gauge, where nonphysical degrees of freedom do not contribute, is remarkable, because it gives positive gravitational energy density for the Newtonian center in the same manner as the electromagnetic energy-momentum tensor does for the Coulomb center. We show that the assumed three-graviton vertex does not lead to contradiction with the precession of Mercury’s perihelion. In the S-matrix approach used here, the external gravitational field has only a subsidiary role, similar to the external field in quantum electrodynamics. This approach with the assumed vertex leads to the gravitational field that cannot be obtained from a consistent gravity equation.