Astrophysics, Clocks and Fundamental Constants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karshenboim, Savely G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peik, Ekkehard (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2004.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 648
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Quantum physics.; Physical measurements.; Measurement .; Gravitation.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Quantum Physics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

In 1937 the question of a possible temporal variation of the fundamental constants was raised by Paul Dirac in his "large number hypothesis." Today it appears in the context of the search for a unified theory of the fundamental interactions. It touches both fundamental and applied physics,...

Table of Contents:

• Evolution of the Universe
• Quantum Gravity and Fundamental Constants
• Physics and Metrology
• Search for New Physics with Atomic Clocks
• Cold Atom Clocks and Fundamental Tests
• 30 Years of Testing the PPN parameters
• Cryogenic Optical Resonators
• Absorption Spectra
• Variability of the Fine-Structure Constant
• Millesecond Pulsars? Tools of Fundamental Physics
• Constants, Units and Standards
• Time Varying Fundamental Constants, Extra Dimensions and the Renormalization Group
• A Time Dependence of the QCD Scale
• Towards More Sensitive Measurements with Optical Clocks
• Search for Variations of Fundamental Constants using Precision Spectroscopy of Atomic Hydrogen
• A New Era in Precision Molecular Spectroscopy
• Yb+ Optical Frequence Standard
• In+ Trapped Ion Optical Frequency Standard
• An Optical Frequency Standard with Cold Calcium Atoms
• Atom Optics: A Versatile Tool for New Quantum Sensors in Space.