
When is a constant not a constant?
A fluctuating fine structure constant could cast doubt on many physical models
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A fluctuating fine structure constant could cast doubt on many physical models
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Few things in life are utterly black or white. Even scientific ideas come in shades of “truth”, which is arrived at differently in different kinds of science. There are other gradations too, starting with theories that we are pretty damn sure are right and that we accept without question, such as Newton’s three laws of […]
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