# Variation of fundamental constants and white dwarfs

@article{Landau2019VariationOF,
title={Variation of fundamental constants and white dwarfs},
author={Susana J. Landau},
journal={Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union},
year={2019},
volume={15},
pages={45 - 59}
}
• S. Landau
• Published 1 October 2019
• Physics
• Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Abstract Theories that attempt to unify the four fundamental interactions and alternative theories of gravity predict time and/or spatial variation of the fundamental constants of nature. Different versions of these theories predict different behaviours for these variations. As a consequence, experimental and observational bounds are an important tool to check the validity of such proposals. In this paper, we review constraints on the possible variation of the fundamental constants from…
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