Published November 1, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Varying alpha and cosmic acceleration in Brans-Dicke-BSBM theory: stability analysis and observational tests

  • 1. School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052 (Australia)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Guilan, Rasht (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

Description

By integration of generalized BSBM and Brans-Dicke cosmological models, in this article, we investigate the theoretical framework of fine structure constant variation and current cosmic acceleration. We first develop a mathematical formalism to analyse the stability of the model. By employing observational data to constrain the model parameters, phase space is performed and the attractor solutions of the model are detected. We then examine the model against observational data such as observational Hubble parameter dataset and quasar absorption spectra. The results confirm current universe acceleration and also predicts fine structure constant variation. Furthermore, extrapolation of the best fitted model in high redshift (z > 15) illustrates a significantly larger variation of fine structure constant in earlier epoch of the universe

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2012/11/002

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2012
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 002
ISSN
1475-7516