We present a direct confirmation of the validity of the equivalence principle for unstructured test bodies in scalar-tensor gravity. Our analysis is complementary to previous approaches and valid for a large class of scalar-tensor theories of gravitation. A covariant approach is used to derive the equations of motion in a systematic way and allows for the experimental test of scalar-tensor theories by means of extended test bodies.

• Received 6 May 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.92.081502