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    Two Theorems on Flat Space-Time Gravitational Theories

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    The first theorem states that all flat space-time gravitational theories must have a Lagrangian with a first term that is an homogeneous (degree-I) function of the 4-velocity uiu^i, plus a functional of ηijuiuj\eta_{ij}u^i u^j. The second theorem states that all gravitational theories that satisfy the strong equivalence principle have a Lagrangian with a first term gij(x)uiujg_{ij}(x)u^i u^j plus an irrelevant term. In both cases the theories must issue from a unique variational principle. Therefore, under this condition it is impossible to find a flat space-time theory that satisfies the strong equivalence principle.Comment: 11 page
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