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Yang's Gravitational Field Equations

A. H. Thompson

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I examine the field equations for the gravitational field in vacuo recently proposed by Yang. Similarities with the orthodox theory are pointed out but the equations appear to afford several "unphysical" solutions which will require investigation.

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I examine the field equations for the gravitational field in vacuo recently proposed by Yang. Similarities with the orthodox theory are pointed out but the equations appear to afford several "unphysical" solutions which will require investigation.

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I examine the field equations for the gravitational field in vacuo recently proposed by Yang. Similarities with the orthodox theory are pointed out but the equations appear to afford several "unphysical" solutions which will require investigation.

Key concepts: Gravitational field, Physics, Classical field theory, Field equation, Gravitation, Field (mathematics), Classical mechanics, Mathematical physics

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