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Induced Violation of Weak Equivalence Principle in the Brans-Dicke Theory
A quantum correction to the Brans-Dicke theory due to interactions among
matter fields is calculated, resulting in violation of WEP, hence giving a
constraint on the parameter far more stringent than accepted so far.
The tentative estimate gives the lower bounds \gsim 10^{6} and \gsim 10^{8}
for the assumed force-range \gsim 1m and \gsim 1AU, respectively.Comment: 7 pages, LaTe
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