Supernova Cosmology and the Fine Structure Constant
Takeshi Chiba, Kazunori Kohri
Abstract
We study the dependence of the peak luminosity of Type Ia supernovae on the fine structure constant α. We find that decreasing (increasing) α enhances (reduces) the luminosity. Future experiments like SNAP could determine the variation of α to a precision of 10-2.
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