2012/07/27 by David Garfinkle, James Isenberg, José M. Martín-García +1
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Aether #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Classical mechanics #Constraint (computer-aided design) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Einstein #Field (mathematics) #Geometry #Gravitation #Gravitational field #Limit (mathematics) #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Theoretical physics #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.86.084009
arxiv created 2012/07/27 · openalex publication_date 2012/10/02 · arxiv updated 2015/06/05 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We discuss the set of constraints for Einstein-aether theories, comparing the flat background case with what is expected when the gravitational fields are dynamic. We note potential pathologies occurring in the weak gravitational field limit for some of the Einstein-aether theories.