Published March 15, 2010 | Version v1
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Nonlocal modification of Newtonian gravity

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (United States)
  • 2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne, 50923 Koeln (Germany) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Aerospace Technology, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Hohenstaufenallee 6, 52064 Aachen (Germany)

Description

The Newtonian regime of a recent nonlocal extension of general relativity is investigated. Nonlocality is introduced via a scalar ''constitutive'' kernel in a special case of the translational gauge theory of gravitation, namely, the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity. In this theory, the nonlocal aspect of gravity simulates dark matter. A nonlocal and nonlinear generalization of Poisson's equation of Newtonian gravitation is presented. The implications of nonlocality for the gravitational physics in the solar system are briefly studied.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.065020;
arXiv
arXiv:1002.1425v2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
81
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 065020-065020.11
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42005811
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATION; MODIFICATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; POISSON EQUATION; SOLAR SYSTEM
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATTER; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RELATIVITY THEORY

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