Equations of motion of the mass centers in a scalar theory of gravity with a preferred frame

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Main Author: Arminjon, Mayeul
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Published: 2026
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contents The theory considered interprets gravity as a pressure force. Thus, the scalar gravitational field defines the gravity acceleration field. However, it also determines the relation between the flat ``background metric'' and a curved ``physical metric''. Here we derive the equations of motion of the mass centers of a system of weakly gravitating bodies in the second version of that theory. We use the framework which was built and used for the first version. Namely, we use an asymptotic scheme of post-Newtonian (PN) approximation to derive the local (field) PN equations, and by integration inside the bodies we deduce from those local equations the equations of motion of the mass centers, using also an asymptotic framework for the good separation between the different bodies.
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spellingShingle Equations of motion of the mass centers in a scalar theory of gravity with a preferred frame
Arminjon, Mayeul
General Physics
70F15, 8308, 83C25, 83D05
The theory considered interprets gravity as a pressure force. Thus, the scalar gravitational field defines the gravity acceleration field. However, it also determines the relation between the flat ``background metric'' and a curved ``physical metric''. Here we derive the equations of motion of the mass centers of a system of weakly gravitating bodies in the second version of that theory. We use the framework which was built and used for the first version. Namely, we use an asymptotic scheme of post-Newtonian (PN) approximation to derive the local (field) PN equations, and by integration inside the bodies we deduce from those local equations the equations of motion of the mass centers, using also an asymptotic framework for the good separation between the different bodies.
title Equations of motion of the mass centers in a scalar theory of gravity with a preferred frame
topic General Physics
70F15, 8308, 83C25, 83D05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15397