Varying $α$ in the early universe: CMB, LSS and FMA

dc.creatorMartins, C. J. A. P.
dc.date2002-05-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:03:34Z
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dc.descriptionI review recent constraints on and claimed detections of a time-varying fine-structure constant $α$, and discuss our own work, particularly on the effects of $α$ in the cosmic microwave background and large-scale structure. Our results are consistent with no variation in $α$ from the epoch of recombination to the present day, and restrict any such variation to be less than about 4%. The forthcoming MAP and Planck experiments will be able to break most of the currently existing degeneracies between $α$ and other parameters, and measure $α$ to better than percent accuracy.
dc.description4 pages, uses moriond.sty, contribution to Moriond 2002 cosmology meeting at Les Arcs, France (March 16-23, 2002), to appear in the Proceedings
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205079
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205079
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4430
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleVarying $α$ in the early universe: CMB, LSS and FMA
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