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Variable Constants - A Theoretical Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Keith A. Olive
Keith A. Olive*
Affiliation:
William I. FIne Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455USA
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Abstract

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In many theories of unified interactions, there are additional degrees of freedom which may allow for the variation of the fundamental constants of nature. I will review the motivation for such variations, and describe the theoretical relations between variations of gauge and Yukawa couplings.

Keywords

cosmology: theorynuclear reactionsnucleosynthesisabundances
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Highlights H15: Highlights of Astronomy , November 2009 , pp. 300
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

References

Olive, K. A., proceedings of JD 9 IAU Symposium, Rio 2009, to appear in Mem. S.A. It. nd Vangioni, E., 2009 in preparation.Google Scholar