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Induction of the gravitational constant in an electric field

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We investigate the induction of the gravitational constant by a complex scalar field in curved space with the help of the spontaneous symmetry breaking effect. It is shown that the presence of a periodic electric field induces small variations in the Newtonian gravitational constant.

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  1. Perm State University, USSR

    V. F. Panov

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 98–102, April, 1989.

In conclusion, the author expresses thanks to the participants in Professor A. A. Grib's seminar for useful discussions.

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Panov, V.F. Induction of the gravitational constant in an electric field. Soviet Physics Journal 32, 319–322 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00897279

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