2013/01/21 by P. Christillin, Paolo Christillin, Christillin, Paolo
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1303.3200
The paper has been withdrawn in view of a general reconsideration of the problem
openalex publication_date 2013/01/21 · arxiv created 2015/07/21 · arxiv updated 2015/07/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The proof that a consistent theory of gravity cannot be constructed in a flat spacetime rests on the \it assumption that atoms be equal in every conditions. However special relativity and the principle of equivalence impose that atoms are equal only when relatively at rest and in equivalent gravitational positions. This is further backed up by implementing in QM the mass variation for moving objects and for bodies in a gravitational field.