Strongly coupled chameleon fields: new horizons in scalar field theory.

@article{Mota2006StronglyCC,
  title={Strongly coupled chameleon fields: new horizons in scalar field theory.},
  author={David F. Mota and Douglas J. Shaw},
  journal={Physical review letters},
  year={2006},
  volume={97 15},
  pages={
          151102
        }
}
We show that, as a result of nonlinear self-interactions, scalar field theories that couple to matter much more strongly than gravity are not only viable but could well be detected by a number of future experiments provided that they are properly designed to do so. 
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