The Quest for Cosmological Scalar Fields

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Nov 2006

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"Proceedings of the EPS-13 Conference "Beyond Einstein – Physics for the 21st Century". 11–15 July 2005. University of Bern, Swi

Physics

Cosmology, Scalar Fields, Varying Couplings.

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I describe the theoretical motivation for and possible roles of cosmological scalar fields, focusing on the spacetime variation of fundamental couplings. I then present our recent measurements of the fine-structure constant at both high redshift (using CMB data from the WMAP satellite) and low redshift (using quasar spectroscopy data from ESO’s VLT telescope). Finally I briefly discuss some ongoing and planned work and prospects for future improvements.

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