Spacetime Density and Gravitational Refraction: A Minimalist Model for Light Deflection and Orbital Precession

This paper proposes a refractive-density model of gravity that reproduces light deflection and perihelion precession without spacetime curvature, using a variable density ρ_st and gravitational refractive index n_g.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2025-05-14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15419947
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Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Spacetime Density and Gravitational Refraction: A Minimalist Model for Light Deflection and Orbital Precession

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
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Spacetime Density and Gravitational Refraction: A Minimalist Model for Light Deflection and Orbital Precession

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Abstract

This paper proposes a refractive-density model of gravity that reproduces light deflection and perihelion precession without spacetime curvature, using a variable density ρ_st and gravitational refractive index n_g.

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