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Recent evidence suggests that the fine-structure constant α = ke<sup>2</sup>/hc, a measure of the strength of the electromagnetic interaction between photons and electrons, is slowly increasing over cosmological timescales. High-resolution measurements of quasar spectra suggest that there has been a variation Δα/α = -0.72 ? 0.18?10<sup>-5</sup> over the past 6<sup>-10</sup> Gyr. To model this, we propose variability in the speed of light that produces a cosmological time variation α& /α = 10<sup>-15</sup> and 10<sup>-16</sup> yr-1 at z = 3 which also agrees with the observational spectral data. | Recent evidence suggests that the fine-structure constant α = ke<sup>2</sup>/hc, a measure of the strength of the electromagnetic interaction between photons and electrons, is slowly increasing over cosmological timescales. High-resolution measurements of quasar spectra suggest that there has been a variation Δα/α = -0.72 ? 0.18?10<sup>-5</sup> over the past 6<sup>-10</sup> Gyr. To model this, we propose variability in the speed of light that produces a cosmological time variation α& /α = 10<sup>-15</sup> and 10<sup>-16</sup> yr-1 at z = 3 which also agrees with the observational spectral data. | ||
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| Scientific Paper | |
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| Title | A Variable Model of the Fine-Structure Constant |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Ioannis Iraklis Haranas |
| Keywords | Cosmology, fundamental constants, quantum-electrodynamics |
| Published | 2003 |
| Journal | Vixra |
| Volume | ROAJ 13 and SAO/NASA Astrophy |
| Number | 1 |
| No. of pages | 8 |
| Pages | 25-30 |
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Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that the fine-structure constant α = ke2/hc, a measure of the strength of the electromagnetic interaction between photons and electrons, is slowly increasing over cosmological timescales. High-resolution measurements of quasar spectra suggest that there has been a variation Δα/α = -0.72 ? 0.18?10-5 over the past 6-10 Gyr. To model this, we propose variability in the speed of light that produces a cosmological time variation α& /α = 10-15 and 10-16 yr-1 at z = 3 which also agrees with the observational spectral data.