Consistently Implementing the Fields Self-energy in Newtonian Gravity
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چکیده
We consider in a pedagogical fashion alterations to Newtonian gravity due to the postulate that all energy corresponds to active gravitational mass when applied to the self-energy of the gravitational field. We show why a simple addition of 1 c 2 times the gravitational field energy to the matter density in Newton’s field equation is inconsistent. A consistent prescription is shown and discussed. The connection to general relativity is pointed out.
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