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Weclome and introduction
Victor Flambaum - University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Review of models
Maxim Pospelov - University of Minnesota
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Chameleon Theories
Justin Khoury - University of Pennsylvania
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Probing the variation of fundamental constants using QSO absorption lines
Raghunathan Srianand - Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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In search for mu-variation: laboratory spectroscopy and astronomical observations of molecular hydrogen
Wim Ubachs - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU University) - Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Coupling variations and equivalence principle violations in string inspired scenarios
Federico Piazza - Aix-Marseille University
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Reconstructing the evolution of dark energy with the variaton of fundamental parameters
Nelson Nunes - University of Cambridge
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How to test mutiverse theories
Lee Smolin - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Hadronic Mass Variation in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Julian Berengut - University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Quasar absorption line constraints on variable fundamental constants
I will review the published quasar absorption line constraints on variations in the fine-structure constant, alpha, focusing on the apparent disagreement between those derived from Keck/HIRES and VLT/UVES spectra which have provided evidence for and against alpha variation, respectively. I… -
Probing the variation of fundamental constants using QSO absorption lines
Raghunathan Srianand - Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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In search for mu-variation: laboratory spectroscopy and astronomical observations of molecular hydrogen
Wim Ubachs - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU University) - Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Coupling variations and equivalence principle violations in string inspired scenarios
Federico Piazza - Aix-Marseille University
I will describe how and why coupling variations and violations of the equivalence principle are generally expected in string theory and focus on two main scenarios/realizations: the Damour-Polyakov and the runaway dilaton. -
Reconstructing the evolution of dark energy with the variaton of fundamental parameters
Nelson Nunes - University of Cambridge
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Hadronic Mass Variation in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Julian Berengut - University of New South Wales (UNSW)
I will present a brief introduction to Big Bang Nucleosynthesis theory and observation. I will then discuss BBN as a probe of hadronic mass variation in the very early universe, including comparison with the observed Li7 discrepancy. Finally I want to explore the possibility of overproducing Li6 by…