Equivalence principle in scalar-tensor gravity [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.01285


We present a direct confirmation of the validity of the equivalence principle for unstructured test bodies in scalar tensor gravity. Our analysis is complementary to previous approaches and valid for a large class of scalar-tensor theories of gravitation. A covariant approach is used to derive the equations of motion in a systematic way and allows for the experimental test of scalar-tensor theories by means of extended test bodies.

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D. Puetzfeld and Y. Obukhov
Wed, 14 Oct 15
30/66

Comments: 5 pages, RevTex format