Volume 24: Pages 472-474, 2011
An alternative to the variation of the fine structure constant
Mario Everaldo de Souzaa)
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Campus Universitário, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, SE 49100-000, Brazil
Considering that quasars evolve into normal galaxies, the average expansion velocity of matter in quasars (or galaxies) can approximately be estimated. Such velocity makes us see the light of quasars slightly Doppler shifted, which explains the supposed variation of the fine structure constant.
Considérant que les quasars se transforment en galaxies normales, la vitesse d'expansion moyenne de la matière dans les quasars (ou galaxies) peut être estimée approximativement. Une telle vitesse nous fait voir la lumière des quasars légèrement déplacée par l'effet Doppler, ce qui explique la variation supposée de la constante de structure fine.
Keywords: Variation of the Fine Structure Constant, Fine Structure Constant, Fundamental Constants
Received: March 4, 2011; Accepted: August 1, 2011; Published Online: September 26, 2011
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