2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/53868Superstring theory predicts the existence of a scalar field, the dilaton. I review some basic features of the dilaton interactions and explain their possible consequences in cosmology and particle physics.Latex, 12 pages, preprint CERN-TH.7255/94High Energy Physics - TheoryAstrophysicstext