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Time variation of fundamental constants: Bounds from geophysical and astronomical data

P. Sisterna and H. Vucetich*

  • Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • *Postal address: Departamento de Fisica, U.N.L.P., C.C. 67, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
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Phys. Rev. D 41, 1034 – Published 15 February, 1990

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.1034

Abstract

Consistent bounds for the simultaneous variations of fundamental constants in the standard model of fundamental interactions are obtained from astronomical, astrophysical, and geophysical data. These bounds exclude the Dirac large-number hypothesis and, in general, any theory demanding a large variation of the fundamental constants. They also impose severe constraints on Kaluza-Klein and superstring theories, and should be considered as strong tests of the equivalence principle.

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Phys. Rev. D 41, 1034– Published 15 February, 1990
  • Received 27 July 1989

© 1990 American Physical Society

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