Abstract

It has been shown in an earlier publication (Hynecek, 2013) that the frame dragging effect due to the Earth's rotation, which is claimed that the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) has detected, cannot exist. In this paper it is shown that the Geodetic Precession, which the GP-B has also measured, and is typically calculated from the Einstein's General Relativity Theory (GRT), can also be calculated from a different metric. When the results of calculations are compared side by side the differences are very small, but it becomes clear that the GRT actually may not be providing the correct derivation of formula for this effect. The one reason among several others is due to the fact that the GRT derivation, as is shown in this paper, also leads to the derivation of the classical Kepler's third law for circular orbits, which is easily derived from the Newtonian physics, and should therefore hold true only in the flat space-time geometry.

Highlights

  • Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore

  • The one reason among several others is due to the fact that the General Relativity Theory (GRT) derivation, as is shown in this paper, leads to the derivation of the classical Kepler's third law for circular orbits, which is derived from the Newtonian physics, and should hold true only in the flat space-time geometry

  • The geodetic precession is an effect that is predicted from the metric theory of gravity (MTG) and from the GRT, which is the subset of MTG

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Summary

Introduction

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore. The geodetic precession is an effect that is predicted from the metric theory of gravity (MTG) and from the GRT, which is the subset of MTG. The reason for this precession is the curved space-time. Once the calculation procedure is established and the prediction compared with experimental results of GP-B, another calculation, along the same lines, is made using the Schwarzschild metric Both theoretical predictions are compared with observations and it is concluded that the GP-B has proved the correctness of the new MTG metric rather than the Schwarzschild metric. There are several reasons for this conclusion, as is described in detail of the paper, with the main one being the unexpected discovery of a hidden error in the GRT calculations that falsely forces an agreement between the theory and experiment

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