Qualitative analysis of universes with varying alpha

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/23/317zbMATH Open1018.83025arXivgr-qc/0207012OpenAlexW3104766247WikidataQ58200904 ScholiaQ58200904MaRDI QIDQ4797243FDOQ4797243

D. F. Mota, John D. Barrow

Publication date: 12 March 2003

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

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.

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

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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)

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