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Special relativity in PPN formalism
It is known that in the parameterized post-Newtonian formalism, the effective force (centripetal) can be expressed as
$$F=-\frac{GMm}{r^2}$$
multiplied by a factor of
$$1+(2+2\gamma-\beta)(v/c)^2,$$
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What's wrong with Abraham's proposed force law in Nordström's first theory of gravity?
Nordström's 1912 proposed theory of relativistic gravity posited that the gravitational potential field $\phi$ and the matter density field $\rho$ are both scalar fields, simply related by the wave ...
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Is relativity necessary for the existence of life?
If the universe didn't have the relativity principle, would it be able to support life?
Life consists of very complicated organisms. The operation of these organisms depends on the laws of physics.
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