Variation of physical constants, redshift and the arrow of time

Acta Physica Polonica B

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3139-3161

  Kafatos, Menas ^a   Roy, Sisir ^a,b   Roy, Malabika ^a  

^a Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study   (United States)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT VELOCITY; PERMITTIVITY; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COSMOS; REDSHIFT;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 27544472924     PISSN: 05874254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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