Varying-Alpha Cosmologies with Potentials

Details Varying-Alpha Cosmologies with Potentials Varying-Alpha Cosmologies with Potentials

2008-08-11

arxiv.org/abs/0808.1580v1

Phys.Rev.D78:083536,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

16 pages, 10 figures, 1 table

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.78.083536

We generalize the Bekenstein-Sandvik-Barrow-Magueijo (BSBM) model for the variation of the fine structure 'constant', $\alpha ,$ to include an exponential or inverse power-law self-potential for the scalar field $% \phi $ which drives the time variation of $\alpha $, and consider the dynamics of $\phi$ in such models. We find solutions for the evolution of $\phi $ or $\alpha $ in matter-, radiation- and dark-energy-dominated cosmic eras. In general, the evolution of $\phi $ is well determined solely by either the self-potential or the coupling to matter, depending on the model parameters. The results are general and applicable to other models where the evolution of a scalar field is governed by a matter coupling and a self-potential. We find that the existing astronomical data stringently constrains the possible evolution of $\alpha $ between redshifts $z\simeq 1-3.5$ and the present, and this leads to very strong limit on the allowed deviation of the potential from that of a pure cosmological constant.

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