Novel theory leads to the classical outcome for the precession of the perihelion of a planet due to gravity
We offer a novel method which lets us derive the same classical result for the precession of the perihelion of a planet due to the gravitational effects of the host star. The theoretical approach suggested earlier by the first author is erected upon just the energy conservation law,
which consequently yields the weak equivalence principle. The precession outcome is exactly the same as that formulated by the general theory of relativity (GTR) for Mercurial orbit eccentricities, but the methodology used is totally different. In our approach, there is no need to make any
categorical distinction between luminal and subluminal matter, since, as we have previously demonstrated, our theory of gravity is fully compatible with the foundations of quantum mechanics. Our approach can immediately be generalized to the many-body problem, which is otherwise
practically impossible within the framework of GTR. Our approach thus leads to a unified description of the microworld and macroworld physics.
Keywords: General Relativity; Gravitation; Law of Energy Conservation; Precession; Yarman’s Approach
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 15 December 2014
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