Qualitative analysis of universes with varying alpha

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/23/317MaRDI QIDQ4797243zbMATHOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors John D. Barrow, D. F. Mota

Publication date 12 March 2003

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0207012

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic solutionscosmological evolutionFriedman universefine-structure constant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: Assuming a Friedmann universe which evolves with a power-law scale factor, $a=t^n$, we analyse the phase space of the system of equations that describes a time-varying fine structure 'constant', $alpha$, in the Bekenstein-Sandvik-Barrow-Magueijo generalisation of general relativity. We have classified all the possible behaviours of $alpha(t)$ in ever-expanding universes with different $n$ and find new exact solutions for $alpha(t)$. We find the attractors points in the phase space for all $n$. In general, $alpha$ will be a non-decreasing function of time that increases logarithmically in time during a period when the expansion is dust dominated ($n=2/3$), but becomes constant when $n>2/3$. This includes the case of negative-curvature domination ($n=1$). $alpha$ also tends rapidly to a constant when the expansion scale factor increases exponentially. A general set of conditions is established for $alpha$ to become asymptotically constant at late times in an expanding universe.

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