On a Fundamental Physical Basis forMaxwell-Heaviside Gravitomagnetism

Abstract

Gravitomagnetism is universally and formally recognised in contemporary physics as being the linear first order approximation of Einstein’s field equations emerging from the General Theory of Relativity (GTR). Herein, we argue, as has been done by others in the past by others that, gravitomagnetism can be viewed as a fully-fledged independent theory of gravitomagnetism that can be divorced from Professor Einstein’s GTR. The gravitomagnetic theory whose exposition we give herein is exactly that envisioned by Professor Maxwell and Dr. Heaviside. The once speculativeMaxwell-Heaviside Gravitomagnetic theory now finds full justification as a fully fledged theory from Professor Jos´e Hera’s Existence Theorem which states that all there is needed for there to exist the four Maxwell-type field equations is that a mass-current conservation law be obeyed. Our contribution in the present work – if any; is that we demonstrate conclusively that like electromagnetism, the gravitomagnetic phenomenon leads to the prediction of gravitomagnetic waves that travel at the speed of light. Further, we argue that for the gravitational phenomenon, apart from the Newtonian gravitational potential, there are four more potentials and this operate concurrently with the Newtonian potential. At the end of it all, it is seen that the present work sets the stage for a very interesting investigation of several gravitational anomalies such as the ponderous Pioneer Anomaly, the vexing Flyby Anomalies, the mysterious Anomalous Rotation Curves of Spiral Galaxies and as-well, the possibility of the generation of stellar magnetic fields by rotating gravitationalmasses.