Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2007-03-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
17 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
In order to test the validity of Mach's principle, we calculate the action of the entire universe on a test mass in its rest frame, which is an acceleration ${\bf g}^*$. We show the dependence of the inertia principle on the lapse and the shift. Using the formalism of linearized gravitation, we obtain the non-relativistic limit of ${\bf g}^*$ in terms of two integrals. We follow then two approaches. In the first one, these integrals are calculated in the actual time section $t=t_0$ up to the distance $R_U=ct_0$. In the more exact and satisfactory second approach, they are calculated over the past light cone using the formalism of the retarded potentials. The aim is to find whether the acceleration $\dot{\bf v}$ in the LHS of Newton's second law can be interpreted as a reactive acceleration, in other words, as minus the acceleration of gravity ${\bf g}^*$ in the rest frame of the accelerated particle ({\it i. e.} to know whether or not ${\bf g}^*=-\dot{\bf v}$). The results strongly support Mach's idea since the reactive acceleration for $\Omega_\Lambda =0.7$ turns out to be about ${\bf g}^*=-1.1 \dot{\bf v}$, in the first approach, and about ${\bf g}^*= -0.7 \dot{\bf v}$, in the second. These results depend little on $\Omega_\Lambda$ if $\Omega_\Lambda<0.9$. Even considering the approximations and idealizations made during the calculations, we deem these results as interesting and encouraging.
Martin Jacobo
Ranada Antonio F.
Tiemblo Alfredo
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