Post-Relativistic Gravity - A Hidden Variable Theory For General Relativity

TL;DR

This paper proposes a hidden variable theory called post-relativistic gravity that incorporates absolute space, time, and ether into general relativity, aiming to address quantization issues and conceptual problems.

Contribution

It introduces a new framework that combines classical absolute notions with general relativity to facilitate quantum gravity and resolve longstanding conceptual challenges.

Findings

Minor differences in predictions compared to general relativity

Solves the problem of time in quantum gravity

Eliminates black hole and big bang singularities

Abstract

Post-relativistic gravity is a hidden variable theory for general relativity. It introduces the pre-relativistic notions absolute space, absolute time, and ether as hidden variables into general relativity. Evolution is defined by the equations of general relativity and the harmonic coordinate condition interpreted as a physical equation. There are minor differences in predictions compared with general relativity (i.e. trivial topology of the universe is predicted). The unobservable absolute time is designed to solve the problem of time in quantization of general relativity. Background space and time define a Newtonian frame for the quantization of the gravitational field. By the way, a lot of other conceptual problems of quantization will be solved (i.e. no constraints, no topological foam, no black hole and bib bang singularities, natural vacuum definition for quantum fields on classical background).