Equivalence Principle in Chameleon Models: first approach
classification
🌀 gr-qc
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chameleonbodyboundsequivalencefieldforcemodelpredict
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Most theories that predict time and/or space variation of fundamental constants also predict violations of the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP). Khoury and Weltmann proposed the chameleon model in 2004 and claimed that this model avoids experimental bounds on WEP. We present a contrasting view based on an approximate calculation of the two body problem for the chameleon field and show that the force depends on the test body composition. Furthermore, we compare the prediction of the force on a test body with E\"otv\"os type experiments and find that the chameleon field effect cannot account for current bounds.
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