Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2008-09-26
JCAP 0901:038,2009
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
26 pages, 2 figures; minor typos & added references, to be published in JCAP
Scientific paper
10.1088/1475-7516/2009/01/038
Scalar field dynamics may give rise to a nonzero cosmological variation of fundamental constants. Within different scenarios based on the unification of gauge couplings, the various claimed observations and bounds may be combined in order to trace or restrict the time history of the couplings and masses. If the scalar field is responsible for a dynamical dark energy or quintessence, cosmological information becomes available for its time evolution. Combining this information with the time variation of couplings, one can determine the interaction strength between the scalar and atoms, which may be observed by tests of the Weak Equivalence Principle. We compute bounds on the present rate of coupling variation from experiments testing the differential accelerations for bodies with equal mass and different composition and compare the sensitivity of various methods. In particular, we discuss two specific models of scalar evolution: crossover quintessence and growing neutrino models.
Dent Thomas
Stern Steffen
Wetterich Christof
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