Cosmological Variation of the Fine Structure Constant versus a new Interaction
Atomic Physics
2013-05-29 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We show why a dynamically varying fine structure constant does not impact on the Webb group's analysis as suggested by Bekenstein. We also provide a limit on the size of a possible correction to the Dirac Hamiltonian caused by a perturbation due to a dynamically varying alpha in hydrogen.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0403009,
title = {Cosmological Variation of the Fine Structure Constant versus a new Interaction},
author = {E. J. Angstmann and V. V. Flambaum and S. G. Karshenboim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0403009},
year = {2013}
}