A cosmological tale of two varying constants

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02233-5zbMATH Open0997.83106arXivastro-ph/0204357OpenAlexW2010896437MaRDI QIDQ1608474FDOQ1608474

Authors: John D. Barrow, João Magueijo, Håvard B. Sandvik 

Publication date: 7 August 2002

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We formulate a simple extension of general relativity which incorporates space-time variations in the Newtonian gravitation 'constant', $G$, and the fine structure 'constant', $alpha$, which generalises Brans-Dicke theory and our theory of varying $alpha.$ We determine the behaviour of Friedmann universes in this theory. In the radiation and dust-dominated eras $alphaG$ approaches a constant value and the rate of variation of $alpha$ is equal to the magnitude of the rate of variation in $G$. The expansion dynamics of the universe are dominated by the variation of $G$ but the variation of $G$ has significant effects upon the time variation of $alpha.$ Time variations in $alpha$ are extinguished by the domination of the expansion by spatial curvature or quintessence fields, as in the case with no $G$ variation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204357

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zbMATH Keywords

Friedmann universesspacetime fine structure constant variationspacetime Newtonian gravitational constant variations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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