Einstein-Aether Theory With and Without Einstein

The exact static spherically symmetric solutions for pure-aether theory and Einstein-aether theory are presented. It is shown that both theories can deliver the Schwarzschild metric, but only the Einstein-aether theory contains solutions with “almost-Schwarzschild” metrics that satisfy Einstein’s experiments. Two specific solutions are of special interest: one in pure-aether theory that derives the attractive nature of gravitation as a result of Minskowski signature of the metric, and one - the Jacobson solution- of Einstein-aether theory with “almost-Schwarzschild” metric and non-zero Ricci tensor.