Possible Cosmological Implications of a Time Varying Fine Structure Constant
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چکیده
Webb et al. [2] experimental results on the fine strucutre “constant ” variation with the age of the Universe, is here analized. By using the experimental data on the fine-structure “constant ”’s variation with the age of the Universe, and Dirac’s LNH (Large Number Hypothesis), we find how should vary the total number of nucleons in the Universe, the speed of light, Newton’s gravitational “constant ” and the energy density, and we make an estimate on the deceleration parameter, finding that the Universe would be accelerating, just as Supernovae observations have concluded. PACS 98.80 Hw
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