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Why a variableG?

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Since a possible time variability ofG has received renewed attention (Wesson and Goodson, 1981), we think it is important to stress a conceptual aspect so far not sufficiently appreciated and which puts the variability ofG in a much wider context. VariableG is a popular but incomplete representation of a much deeper problem:Is the Strong Equivalence Principle (SEP) valid?

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  • Canuto, V. M. and Goldman, I.: 1982a,Nature 296, 709.

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  1. Nasa Institute for Space Studies, Goddard Space Flight Center, New York, N.Y., USA

    V. M. Canuto & I. Goldman

  2. Dept. of Physics, CCNY, USA

    V. M. Canuto

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Canuto, V.M., Goldman, I. Why a variableG?. Astrophys Space Sci 86, 225–227 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651845

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