The theory of gravitation: A tale of many questions and few answers

Abstract

We discuss on different issues pertaining the theory of gravity, which pose some unresolved fundamental questions. First we tackle the problem of observers in general relativity, with particular emphasis in tilted observers. We explain why these observers may detect dissipative processes in systems which appear isentropic to comoving observers. Next we analyze the strange relationship between vorticity and radiation, and underline the potential observational consequences of such a link. Finally we summarize all the results that have been obtained so far on the physical properties of the sources of gravitational radiation. We conclude with a list of open questions which we believe deserve further attention.

22 pages latex. Partially based on a talk delivered at "70&70 Gravitation Fest", Cartagena, Colombia, September 2016. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1703.03958

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