Strongly coupled chameleon fields: New horizons in scalar field theory

Jun, 2006
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 151102
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Abstract:
We show that as a result of non-linear self-interactions, scalar field theories that couple to matter much more strongly than gravity are not only viable but could well be detected by a number of future experiments, provided these are properly designed to do so.
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  • field theory: scalar
  • chameleon
  • strong coupling
  • interaction: nonlinear
  • equivalence principle: violation