Spatial variations of fundamental constants
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0035-8711,1365-2966
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04157.x