Published June 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Constraints on unparticle long range forces from big bang nucleosynthesis bounds on the variation of the gravitational coupling

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica and Instituto de Plasmas e Fusao Nuclear, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
  • 2. Centro de Fisica Teorica de Particulas, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)

Description

We use big bang nucleosynthesis bounds on the variation of the gravitational coupling to derive constraints on the strength of the deviation from the gravitational inverse-square law due to tensor and vector unparticle exchange.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 127702-127702.4
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41045848
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING; GRAVITATION; INTERACTION RANGE; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; SIMULATION; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
DISTANCE; SYNTHESIS

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