The roots of scalar-tensor theory: an approximate history

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dc.creatorBrans, Carl H.
dc.date2005-06-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:29:46Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:29:46Z
dc.descriptionWhy are there no fundamental scalar fields actually observed in physics today? Scalars are the simplest fields, but once we go beyond Galilean-Newtonian physics they appear only in speculations, as possible determinants of the gravitational constants in the so-called Scalar-Tensor theories in non-quantum physics, and as Higgs particles, dilatons, etc., in quantum physics. Actually, scalar fields have had a long and controversial life in gravity theories, with a history of deaths and resurrections. This paper presents a brief overview of this history.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0506063
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0506063
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35310
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleThe roots of scalar-tensor theory: an approximate history
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