Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Scalar–tensor theory
open-in-new
<p>In <a href="/facts/Theoretical_physics/Cs2Y12rQ">theoretical physics</a>, a scalar–tensor theory is a <a href="/facts/Field_theory_(physics)/FJdAKeRA">field theory</a> that includes both a <a href="/facts/Scalar_field_theory/pfXvhCm8">scalar field</a> and a <a href="/facts/Tensor/pNjFo5tV">tensor</a> field to represent a certain interaction. For example, the <a href="/facts/Brans%25E2%2580%2593Dicke_theory/dcCnWqka">Brans–Dicke theory</a> of <a href="/facts/Gravitation/bqAN7DdQ">gravitation</a> uses both a scalar field and a <a href="/facts/Tensor_field/cAC6F6rF">tensor field</a> to mediate the <a href="/facts/Gravity/bqAN7DdQ">gravitational interaction</a>. </p>