We have published several articles explaining dark energy (DE) through repulsive gravitation. This explanation led to many very interesting results. In addition to solving the mystery of DE, this solution notably explained cosmic inflation and the absence of antimatter in our universe. Unfortunately, this repulsive gravitation relied on the hypothesis of a negative gravitational mass for antimatter, a hypothesis that has proven false following experiments at CERN. This new article proposes another way to explain the existence of repulsive gravitation, this time based on the second component of general relativity (which is responsible for the Lense-Thirring effect and frame-dragging). This component of general relativity, that we call “gravitic” field, is the equivalent of the magnetic field in electromagnetics. Just as magnets can attract or repel each other, we propose that this gravitic field can also generate attractive or repulsive gravitational forces. When this field is repulsive, it can result in a negative fictitious apparent gravitational mass. Replacing the gravitational mass hypothesis with these potentially repulsive gravitic fields allows us to recover most of the results from our previous studies on DE, which erroneously relied on the assumption of a negative gravitational mass.
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