Spherically Symmetric Solutions in Macroscopic Gravity

Understand

Schwarzschild's solution to the Einstein Field Equations was one of the first and most important solutions that lead to the understanding and important experimental tests of Einstein's theory of General Relativity.

• However, Schwarzschild's solution is essentially based on an ideal theory of gravitation, where all inhomogeneities are ignored.
• Therefore, any generalization of the Schwarzschild solution should take into account the effects of small perturbations that may be present in the gravitational field.
• The theory of Macroscopic Gravity characterizes the effects of the inhomogeneities through a non-perturbative and covariant averaging procedure.