Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 76, Number 6, December 2006
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Page(s) | 1064 - 1067 | |
Section | General | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10393-0 | |
Published online | 24 November 2006 |
A time variation of proton-electron mass ratio and grand unification
1
Service de Physique Théorique - CP225, Boulevard du Triomphe B-1050 Brussels Belgium
2
Sektion Physik, Universität München - Theresienstr. 37A D-80333 München Germany
Corresponding authors: xcalmet@ulb.ac.be fritzsch@mppmu.mpg.de
Received:
3
October
2006
Accepted:
23
October
2006
Astrophysical observations indicate a time variation of the proton-electron mass ratio and of the fine-structure constant. We discuss this phenomenon in models of Grand Unification. In these models a time variation of the fine-structure constant and of the proton mass are expected, if either the unified coupling constant or the scale of unification changes, or both change. We discuss in particular the change of the proton mass. Experiments in Quantum Optics could be done to check these ideas.
PACS: 06.20.Jr – Determination of fundamental constants / 12.10.Kt – Unification of couplings; mass relations / 12.10.Dm – Unified theories and models of strong and electroweak interactions
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