Ted Jacobson

General relativity with a dynamical preferred frame

A preferred frame for local microphysics can be accommodated in general relativity by introducing a unit time-like vector field whose dynamics is governed by a generally covariant action. Consequences of the existence of such a vector field for gravitational waves, weak field gravitation, and black holes have been investigated. Some results and open questions will be discussed in this talk.

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