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It is shown that 5D Kaluza-Klein theory stabilized by an external bulk scalar field may solve the discrepant laboratory G measurements. This is achieved by an effective coupling between gravitation and the geomagnetic field. Experimental considerations are also addressed.
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Mbelek, J.P. (2004). 5D gravity and the discrepant G measurements. In: de Sabbata, V., Gillies, G.T., Melnikov, V.N. (eds) The Gravitational Constant: Generalized Gravitational Theories and Experiments. NATO Science Series, vol 141. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2242-5_11
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