Abstract:A comprovação do encurvamento da luz devido a efeitos gravitacionais constitui um importante marco na história da ciência, porque as medidas da deflexão da luz nas observações astronômicas durante o eclipse de 1919 confirmaram o valor previsto pela teoria da relatividade geral de Einstein, concluída em 1915. O fato teve uma repercussão extraordinária na imprensa, o que levou Einstein ao reconhecimento mundial e a se tornar o cientista mais midiático do século XX. No entanto, a deflexão da luz foi motivo de ate… Show more
The expansion of both sides of Einstein’s field equations in the weak-field approximation, up to terms of order [Formula: see text] is derived. This new approach leads to an extended form of gravitomagnetism (GEM) properly named as Beyond Gravitomagnetism (BGEM). The metric of BGEM includes a quadratic term in the gravitoelectric potential n the time and also space metric functions in contrast with first post-Newtonian [Formula: see text]PN approximation where the quadratic term appears only in the time metric function. This nonlinear term does not appear in conventional GEM, but is essential in achieving the exact value of Mercury’s perihelion advance as we explicitly show. The new BGEM metric is also applied to the classical problem of light deflection by the Sun, but the contribution of the new nonlinear terms produce higher-order terms in this problem and can be neglected, giving the correct result obtained already in the Lense–Thirring (GEM) approximation. The BGEM approximation also provides new terms that depend on the dynamics of the system, which may bring new insights into galactic and stellar physics.
The expansion of both sides of Einstein’s field equations in the weak-field approximation, up to terms of order [Formula: see text] is derived. This new approach leads to an extended form of gravitomagnetism (GEM) properly named as Beyond Gravitomagnetism (BGEM). The metric of BGEM includes a quadratic term in the gravitoelectric potential n the time and also space metric functions in contrast with first post-Newtonian [Formula: see text]PN approximation where the quadratic term appears only in the time metric function. This nonlinear term does not appear in conventional GEM, but is essential in achieving the exact value of Mercury’s perihelion advance as we explicitly show. The new BGEM metric is also applied to the classical problem of light deflection by the Sun, but the contribution of the new nonlinear terms produce higher-order terms in this problem and can be neglected, giving the correct result obtained already in the Lense–Thirring (GEM) approximation. The BGEM approximation also provides new terms that depend on the dynamics of the system, which may bring new insights into galactic and stellar physics.
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