The roots of scalar-tensor theory: an approximate history
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Why 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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0506063,
title = {The roots of scalar-tensor theory: an approximate history},
author = {Carl H. Brans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0506063},
year = {2007}
}