Role of Regularization in Quantum Corrections to the Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravity
arXiv:gr-qc/9610006 · doi:10.1142/S0217732397000388
Abstract
We show that regularizing divergent integrals is crucially important when applied to the loop diagrams corresponding to quantum corrections to the coupling of the ``gravitational" scalar field due to the interaction among matter fields. We use the method of continuous spacetime dimensions to demonstrate that WEP is a robust property of the Brans-Dicke theory beyond the classical level, hence correcting our previous assertion of the contrary. The same technique can be used to yield the violation of WEP when applied to the scale-invariant theory, thus providing another reason for expecting fifth- force-type phenomena.
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