A Re-examination of the $^{187}$Re Bound on the Variation of Fundamental Couplings

Details A Re-examination of the $^{187}$Re Bound on the Variation of Fundamental Couplings A Re-examination of the $^{187}$Re Bound on the Variation of Fundamental Couplings

2003-09-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309252v2

Phys.Rev.D69:027701,2004

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages latex

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.69.027701

We reconsider the Re187 bound on the variation of the fine-structure constant. We combine the meteoritic measurement with several present-day lab measurements to firmly establish the quantitative upper limit to the time variation over the age of the solar system. We find that the relative change of the fine-structure constant between its present value and $\alpha$ of \sim 4.6 Gyr ago is consistent with zero, Delta alpha/alpha = [-8\pm 8 (1\sigma)] x 10^{-7}. We also rederive this bound in models where all gauge and Yukawa couplings vary in an interdependent manner, as would be expected in unified theories.

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