Abstract
We show that high-frequency, small-amplitude oscillations of Newtons constant G can dramatically alter cosmology even if the frequency is very high compared to the expansion rate. For example, it is possible to have a spatially flat universe in which dynamical tests of ==(matter density)/(critical density)tests which attempt to directly measure the mass density of the universe obtain values less than unity (==0.10.3, say). The cosmological effects can be obtained in a frequency-amplitude range allowed by all known constraints on G and its time derivative.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 298-301 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy