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Unification of the gauge couplings would imply that time variations of the fine structure constant are accompanied by calculable and very significant time variations in the QCD scale parameter $\Lambda_{QCD}$. Since $\Lambda_{QCD}$ is the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 Paul Langacker , Gino Segre , Matthew J. Strassler

We present a new framework to study the time variation of fundamental constants in a model-independent way. Model independence implies more free parameters than assumed in previous studies. Using data from atomic clocks based on $^{87}$Sr,…

We discuss how existing astrophysical measurements of various combinations of the fine-structure constant $\alpha$, the proton-to-electron mass ratio $\mu$ and the proton gyromagnetic ratio g$_{p}$ towards the radio source PKS1413+135 can…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-01 A. M. R. V. L. Monteiro , M. C. Ferreira , M. D. Julião , C. J. A. P. Martins

We derive formulae for the time variation of the gravitational ``constant'' and of the fine structure ``constant'' in various models with extra dimensions and analyze their consistency with the observational data.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Garcia-Berro , Yu. A. Kubyshin , P. Loren-Aguilar

Numerous few-electron atomic systems are considered which can be used effectively for observing a potential variation of the fine-structure constant $\alpha$ and the electron-proton mass ratio $m_e/m_p$. We examine optical magnetic dipole…

We present a review of recent works devoted to the variation of the fine structure constant alpha, strong interaction and fundamental masses. There are some hints for the variation in quasar absorption spectra, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-08-18 V. V. Flambaum

In present paper we evaluate the fine structure constant variation, that should take place as the Universe expands and its curvature is changed adiabatically. Such variation of the fine structure constant is attributed to an energy losses…

General Physics · Physics 2020-12-15 Anton A. Lipovka , Ivan A. Cardenas

We consider the influence of variation in the fine structure constant alpha on a promising experiment proposed by DeMille et al. to search for variation in the electron-to-proton mass ratio mu using diatomic molecules [DeMille et al., Phys.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-11-15 K. Beloy , A. Borschevsky , V. V. Flambaum , P. Schwerdtfeger

A variation of fundamental constants of physics is proposed in a frame of static universe. It is shown when the velocity of light increases (decreases) the Planck's constant increases (decreases) and mass of bodies decreases (increases).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Jonauskas

We study the corrections to the fine-structure constant from the generalized uncertainty principle in the spacetime of a domain wall. We also calculate the corrections to the standard formula to the energy of the electron in the hydrogen…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-20 Luigi Tedesco

A number of positive and null results on the time variation of fundamental constants have been reported. It is difficult to judge whether or not these claims are mutually consistent, since the observable quantities depend on several…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-02-23 Thomas Dent , Steffen Stern , Christof Wetterich

A method for quantization of the proton mass is here addressed, which provides a plausible explanation for the origin of mass and leads to the unification of mass and electric charge through their coupling. By means of an electromagnetic…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Sardin

Time variation of fundamental constants would not be surprising in the framework of theories involving extra dimensions. The variation of any one constant is likely to be correlated with variations of others in a pattern that is diagnostic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-17 Paul Langacker

Astrophysical tests of the stability of Nature's fundamental couplings are a key probe of the standard paradigms in fundamental physics and cosmology. In this report we discuss updated constraints on the stability of the fine-structure…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-08-26 S. M. João , C. J. A. P. Martins , I. S. A. B. Mota , P. M. T. Vianez

In this thesis, we focus on the study of the variation of the electron mass $m_e$, and the fine structure constant $\alpha$, at different cosmic times. We analyze the details of the recombination physics, including helium recombination, in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-02 Claudia G. Scóccola

The effect of fractal space time of the quantum particles on the variation of the fine structure constant $\alpha$ has been studied. The variation of fine structure constant has been investigated around De Broglie length $\lambda$ and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-05 A. Bhattacharya , A. Chandra , B. Chakrabarti

The Standard Model of particle physics assumes that the so-called fundamental constants are universal and unchanging. Absorption lines arising in molecular clouds along quasar sightlines offer a precise test for variations in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-18 Michael T. Murphy , Victor V. Flambaum , Sebastien Muller , Christian Henkel

The possible small variation downward by about $10^{-5}$, of the ratio of the proton mass to the electron mass, over cosmological time is related to the decrease with time of a small vacuum expectation value for a Goldstone-like…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-17 Saul Barshay , Georg Kreyerhoff

Exploring physics beyond General Relativity and the Standard Model of Particle Physics involves investigating spacetime variations in natural constants. This study employs an $H_2$-single of QSO 0347-383 observational spectrum to propose a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-09 T. D. Le

Asymptotically safe quantum fluctuations of gravity can uniquely determine the value of the gauge coupling for a large class of grand unified models. In turn, this makes the electromagnetic fine-structure constant calculable. The balance of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-05-16 Astrid Eichhorn , Aaron Held , Christof Wetterich