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In this chapter, a brief discussion is given of gauge or scale invariance as it relates to gravitational theories with an added scalar field. (Scale invariance in a wider context is also discussed in Chapter 9.) The following three paragraphs comment in this respect on scalar modifications of general relativity, the Brans/Dicke theory, and scalar-tensor theories of wider scope that were inspired by the Brans/Dicke theory.
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Wesson, P.S. (1980). Scale Invariance and Scalar-Tensor Theories. In: Gravity, Particles, and Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8999-3_8
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