Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Cosmology of Extra Dimensions and Varying Fundamental Constants

A JENAM 2002 Workshop Porto, Portugal 3–5 September 2002

  • Book
  • © 2003

Overview

Editors:
  1. Carlos J. A. P. Martins

    1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), Centre of Mathematical Science (CMS), University of Cambridge, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. The Cosmology of Extra Dimensions and Varying Fundamental Constants

    • Carlos J. A. P. Martins
    Pages 1-6

  3. String Theory, Cosmology and Varying Constants

    • Thibault Damour
    Pages 7-18

  4. Cosmological Parameters from Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies: Status and Prospects

    • Alessandro Melchiorri, Carolina J. Ödman
    Pages 19-30

  5. Cosmology in a Brane-Universe

    • David Langlois
    Pages 31-41

  6. Brane World Effective Action at Low Energies

    • Sugumi Kanno, Jiro Soda
    Pages 43-48

  7. Varying Fundamental Constants from a String-Inspired Brane World Model

    • Cristiano Germani, Carlos F. Sopuerta
    Pages 49-54

  8. Cosmology ‘without’ Constants

    • João Magueijo
    Pages 55-65

  9. Variable Speed of Light Theories

    • J. W. Moffat
    Pages 67-71

  10. Varying Fundamental Constants: A Dynamical Systems Approach

    • Marek Biesiada
    Pages 73-78

  11. A Resolution of the Cosmological Singularity in String Theory

    • L. Cornalba, M. S. Costa, C. Kounnas
    Pages 79-86

  12. The Global Structure of the Colliding Bubble Braneworld Universe

    • José J. Blanco-Pillado, Martin Bucher
    Pages 87-92

  13. The Value of Ω0 in a Colliding Bubble Universe

    • Carla Carvalho
    Pages 93-98

  14. Inhomogeneous Dark Radiation Dynamics on a de Sitter Brane

    • Rui Neves, Cenalo Vaz
    Pages 99-104

  15. The Confrontation Between General Relativity and Experiment

    • Clifford M. Will
    Pages 105-114

  16. The Implications of Experimental Uncertainties in Newton’s Constant on the Standard Evolution of the Sun

    • Ilídio Lopes
    Pages 115-120

  17. Varying Fine-Structure Constant and the Cosmological Constant Problem

    • Yasunori Fujii
    Pages 121-126

  18. Does the Fine Structure Constant Vary? A Third Quasar Absorption Sample Consistent with Varying α

    • John K. Webb, Michael T. Murphy, Victor V. Flambaum, Stephen J. Curran
    Pages 127-137

  19. Does the Fine Structure Constant Vary? A Detailed Investigation into Systematic Effects

    • M. T. Murphy, J. K. Webb, V. V. Flambaum, S. J. Curran
    Pages 139-144

  20. Does the Proton-to-Electron Mass Ratio µ = m p / m e Vary in the Course of Cosmological Evolution?

    • A. Ivanchik, P. Petitjean, E. Rodriguez, D. Varshalovich
    Pages 145-150
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The workshop on The Cosmology of Extra Dimensions and Varying Fundamental Constants, which was part of JENAM 2002, was held at the Physics Department of the University of Porto (FCUP) from the 3rd to the 5th of September 2002. It was regularly attended by about 110 participants, of which 65 were officially registered in the VFC workshop, while the others came from the rest of the JENAM workshops. There were also a few science correspondents from the national and international press. During the 3 days of the scientific programme, 8 Invited Reviews and 30 Oral Communications were presented. The speakers came from 11 different European countries, and also from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S.A. There were also speakers from six Portuguese research institutions, and nine of the speak­ ers were Ph.D. students. The contributions are presented in these proceedings in chronological order. The workshop brought together string theorists, particle physicists, theoretical and observational cosmologists, relativists and observational astrophysicists. It was generally agreed that this inter-disciplinarity was the greatest strength of the work­ shop, since it provided people coming into this very recent topic from the various different backgrounds with an opportunity to understand each other's language and thereby gain a more solid understanding of the overall picture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), Centre of Mathematical Science (CMS), University of Cambridge, UK

    Carlos J. A. P. Martins

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation