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A Finslerian extension of general relativity

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A Finslerian extension of general relativity is examined with particular emphasis on the Finslerian generalization of the equation of motion in a gravitational field. The construction of a gravitational Lagrangian density by substituting the osculating Riemannian metric tensor in the Einstein density is studied. Attention is drawn to an interesting possibility for developing the theory of test bodies against the Finslerian background.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR

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Asanov, G.S. A Finslerian extension of general relativity. Found Phys 11, 137–154 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715202

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