Variable Passive Gravitational Mass Theory that Reproduces the Results of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity

Abstract

Within the framework of Newtonian theory of gravitation – the hypothesis is here made that the minuscule astrometic variations that are not accounted for by the bare Newtonian theory of gravitation – these – may very well be a result of a subtle variation in the passive gravitational mass of a test body. With recourse to observational evidence, a formula detailing how this passive gravitational mass should vary is proposed. The proposed formula is so tailored so that it reproduces exactly the anomalous perihelion precession predictions of General Theory of Relativity (GTR). When the proposed formula is applied to the the now thought to be resolved issue of the scatter in the measurements of the Solar gravitational bending of starlight light measurements, it is seen that one can – within this framework – explain the observed scatter in these starlight measurements as resulting from a variation in the radial component (cr) of the speed of a photon along its path.