A stellar test of the physics of unification
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-06-05 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We discuss the feasibility of using solar-type main-sequence stars as probes of fundamental physics and unification. We use a simple polytropic stellar structure model and study its sensitivity to variations of the gravitational, strong and electroweak coupling constants in the context of unification scenarios. We quantify the sensitivity of the Sun's interior temperature to these variations, finding for a 'canonical' choice of unification scenario, and discuss prospects for future improvements.
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@article{arxiv.1206.3665,
title = {A stellar test of the physics of unification},
author = {J. P. P. Vieira and C. J. A. P. Martins and M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.3665},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figures; submitted to Phys. Rev. D