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From the standpoint of cosmology, we investigate the relationship between the Brans-Dicke scalar field ø and the scalar field in particle physics (hereafter abbreviated as p.p.) on the assumption that ø is an arbitrary function ofr, but not oft. And also we see whether the cosmological term A which was originally introduced into cosmology without a relationship to p.p. can be related to the symmetry-breaking term in p.p., supposing a dependence of A upon ø.
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Endo, M., Fukui, T. A scalar field theory with a variable cosmological term. Gen Relat Gravit 14, 769–772 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756088
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756088