2 papers
gr-qc2020
Conformal Invariance of the Newtonian Weyl Tensor
Neil Dewar, James Read
It is well-known that the conformal structure of a relativistic spacetime is of profound physical and conceptual interest. In this note, we consider the analogous structure for New…
physics.hist-ph2017
On Gravitational Energy in Newtonian Theories
Neil Dewar, James Owen Weatherall
There are well-known problems associated with the idea of (local) gravitational energy in general relativity. We offer a new perspective on those problems by comparison with Newton…