Predicting the relativistic periastron advance of a binary without curving spacetime
arXiv:1705.05705 · doi:10.1209/0295-5075/116/59001
Abstract
Relativistic Newtonian Dynamics, the simple model used previously for predicting accurately the anomalous precession of Mercury, is now applied to predict the periastron advance of a binary. The classical treatment of a binary as a two-body problem is modified to account for the influence of the gravitational potential on spacetime. Without curving spacetime, the model predicts the identical equation for the relativistic periastron advance as the post-Newtonian approximation of general relativity formalism thereby providing further substantiation of this model.
arXiv comment6 pages, 2 figures
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