Comment on "Constraining a possible dependence of Newton's constant on the Earth's magnetic field"
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Recently A. Rathke has argued that the KK$ψ$ model explanation of the discrepant measurements of Newton's constant is already ruled out due to Eötvös experiments by several orders of magnitude. The structure of the action of the KK$ψ$ model is even qualified as inconsistent in the sense that it would yield a negative energy of the electromagnetic field. Here, I refute both claims and emphasize the possibility still open to reconcile the experimental bounds on the test of the weak equivalence principle (WEP) with scalar-tensor theories in general by some compensating mechanism.
Latex2e, 10 pages, no figure
Latex2e, 10 pages, no figure