Abstract
The first thing to understand is that the Einstein Theory is extremely good. There are the three original tests proposed by Einstein.
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The motion of the perihelion of Mercury.
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The deflection of light passing close by the sun.
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The displacement of spectral lines emitted by atoms in a gravitational potential.
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Dirac, P.A.M. (1983). The Present State of Gravitational Theory. In: Perlmutter, A. (eds) Field Theory in Elementary Particles. Studies in the Natural Sciences, vol 19. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9343-0_1
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