Giulini, Domenico (2006) What is (not) wrong with scalar gravity? [Preprint]

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On his way to General Relativity (GR) Einstein gave several arguments as to why a special relativistic theory of gravity based on a massless scalar field could be ruled out merely on grounds of theoretical considerations. We re-investigate his two main arguments, which relate to energy conservation and some form of the principle of the universality of free fall. We find that such a theory-based a priori abandonment not to be justified. Rather, the theory seems formally perfectly viable, though in clear contradiction with (later) experiments.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Giulini, Domenico
Keywords:	General Relativity, Special Relativity, Field Theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Depositing User:	Domenico Giulini
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	3069
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Date:	November 2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3069

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