Phenomenology of the equivalence principle with light scalars

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/20/202001zbMATH Open1202.83017arXiv1007.2790OpenAlexW1994265754MaRDI QIDQ3057993FDOQ3057993

Authors: Thibault Damour, John F. Donoghue 

Publication date: 18 November 2010

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Light scalar particles with couplings of sub-gravitational strength, which can generically be called 'dilatons', can produce violations of the equivalence principle. However, in order to understand experimental sensitivities one must know the coupling of these scalars to atomic systems. We report here on a study of the required couplings. We give a general Lagrangian with five independent dilaton parameters and calculate the "dilaton charge" of atomic systems for each of these. Two combinations are particularly important. One is due to the variations in the nuclear binding energy, with a sensitivity scaling with the atomic number as $A^{-1/3}$. The other is due to electromagnetism. We compare limits on the dilaton parameters from existing experiments.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1007.2790

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05)

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