Reining in Alternative Gravity

Schmidt, Fabian

doi:10.1103/physics.10.134

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“…Furthermore, because both gravitational and electromagnetic radiation fields are due to undulations of the metric field g µν in the solution of Equations ( 1) and ( 2), their propagation speeds are predicted to be identical. This prediction has recently been refined experimentally with observations made during the binary neutron star merger in NGC 4993, 130 million light years from Earth [13]. The nearly simultaneous detection, within 2 seconds of each other, of gravity waves [14] and a burst of gamma rays [15] from this event experimentally constrain the propagation speed of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation to be the same to better than 1 part in 10 15 .…”

Section: The Unification Of Gravitational and Electromagnetic Radiationmentioning

confidence: 84%

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

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2023

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Coupling the Maxwell tensor to the Riemann-Christoffel curvature tensor is shown to lead to a geometricized theory of electrodynamics. While this geometricized theory leads directly to the classical Maxwell equations, it also extends their interpretation by giving charge density and mass density, and the four-velocity that describes their motion geometric definitions. These geometric definitions are reminiscent of General Relativity’s interpretation of mass in terms of the scalar curvature R and hint at the emergence of gravity. The gravitational theory that does emerge is shown to be equivalent to Einstein’s General Relativity augmented by an energy-momentum tensor term that mimics the properties of dark matter and/or dark energy. In summary, the proposed geometrization of the Maxwell tensor puts both electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena on an equal footing with both being tied to the curvature of space-time. Using specific solutions to the proposed theory, the unification brought to electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena, as well as the relationship of those solutions to the corresponding solutions of the classical Maxwell and Einstein field equations are compared.

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Section: The Unification Of Gravitational and Electromagnetic Radiationmentioning

confidence: 84%

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

Beach¹

2023

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“…For example, observations made during the binary neutron star merger in NGC 4993, 130 million light years from Earth. [21] The nearly simultaneous detection, within 2 seconds of each other, of gravity waves [22] and a burst of gamma rays [23] from this event experimentally constrain the propagation speed of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation to be the same to better than 1 part in 10 15 .…”

Section: Radiative Solutions For Electromagnetic and Gravitational Wavesmentioning

confidence: 89%

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity and Antimatter

Beach

2024

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“…This prediction has recently been refined experimentally with observations made during the binary neutron star merger in NGC 4993, 130 million light years from Earth. [22] The nearly simultaneous detection, within 2 seconds of each other, of gravity waves [23] and a burst of gamma rays [24] from this event experimentally constrain the propagation speed of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation to be the same to better than 1 part in 10 15 .…”

Section: The Unification Of Gravitational and Electromagnetic Radiationmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…thus, establishing the conservation of mass equation. Using (22) to zero out the conservation of mass term in (21) then leaves the Lorentz force law, LLNL-JRNL-726138…”

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“…With these definitions for the four-velocity of matter and antimatter, charged mass density can annihilate similarly charged anti-mass density and satisfy both the local conservation of charge (18) and local conservation of mass (22). Additionally, such annihilation reactions must conserve energy by (3).…”

Section: The Emergence Of Antimatter and Its Behavior In Electromagnetic And Gravitational Fieldsmentioning

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The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

Beach¹

2021

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A recently proposed classical field theory in which Maxwell’s equations are replaced by an equation that couples the Maxwell tensor to the Riemann-Christoffel curvature tensor in a fundamentally new way is reviewed and extended. This proposed geometrization of the Maxwell tensor provides a succinct framework for the classical Maxwell equations which are left intact as a derivable consequence. Beyond providing a basis for the classical Maxwell equations, the coupling of the Riemann-Christoffel curvature tensor to the Maxwell tensor leads to the emergence of gravity, with all solutions of the proposed theory also being solutions of Einstein’s equation of General Relativity augmented by a term that can mimic the properties of dark matter and/or dark energy. Both electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena are put an equal footing with both being tied to the curvature of space-time. Using specific solutions to the proposed theory, the unification brought to electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena as well as the consistency of solutions with those of the classical Maxwell and Einstein field equations is emphasized throughout. Unique to the proposed theory and based on specific solutions are the emergence of antimatter and its behavior in gravitational fields, the emergence of dark matter and dark energy mimicking terms in the context of General Relativity, an underlying relationship between electromagnetic and gravitational radiation, and the impossibility of negative mass solutions that would generate repulsive gravitational fields or antigravity. Finally, a method for quantizing the charge, mass, and angular momentum of particle-like solutions as well as the possibility of superluminal transport of specific curvature related quantities is conjectured.

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Reining in Alternative Gravity

Cited by 5 publications

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The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity and Antimatter

The Geometrization of Maxwell’s Equations and the Emergence of Gravity

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