Quantum Violation of Weak Equivalence Principle in the Brans-Dicke Theory

Yasunori Fujii ()
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Yasunori Fujii: Nihon Fukushi University Okuda

A chapter in Symmetries in Science VIII, 1995, pp 101-107 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many “alternative” theories of gravitation have been proposed. Among them, however, the Brans-Dicke theory [1] is certainly one of the best known. This is because of its theoretical simplicity and also because it has been subject to the experimental tests since Dicke himself made an effort by measuring the solar oblateness. Recently the theory seems to be revisited because it offers a sensible approximate model to study the consequences of unification, an ambitious program to unify particle physics and gravitation. In fact in many of the theoretical models of unification scalar fields participate as important ingredients, in addition to other many fields most of which will remain undetected.

Keywords: Scalar Field; Source Mass; Mass Insertion; Nonminimal Coupling; Weak Equivalence Principle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1915-7_10

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