No fifth force in a scale invariant universe

We revisit the possibility that the Planck mass is spontaneously generated in scale invariant scalar-tensor theories of gravity, typically leading to a "dilaton." The fifth force, arising from the dilaton, is severely constrained by astrophysical measurements. We explore the possibility th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ferreira, P, Hill, C, Ross, G
Format: Journal article
Published: American Physical Society 2017