Implication of Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Fine-Structure Constant

Temporal and spatial variations of fine-structure constant in cosmology have been reported in analysis of combination Keck and VLT data. This paper studies the variations based on consideration of basic spacetime symmetry in physics. Both laboratory alpha (0) and distant alpha (z) are deduced from relativistic spectrum equations of atoms (e.g., hydrogen atom) defined in inertial reference systems. When Einstein's I >not equal 0, the metric of local inertial reference systems in SM of cosmology is Beltrami metric instead of Minkowski, and the basic spacetime symmetry has to be de Sitter (dS) group. The corresponding special relativity (SR) is dS-SR. A model based on dS-SR is suggested. Comparing the predictions on alpha-varying with the data, the parameters are determined. The best-fit dipole mode in alpha's spatial varying is reproduced by this dS-SR model. alpha-varyings in whole sky are also studied. The results are generally in agreement with the estimations of observations. The main conclusion is that the phenomenon of alpha-varying cosmologically with dipole mode dominating is due to the de Sitter (or anti de Sitter) spacetime symmetry with a Minkowski point in an extended special relativity called de Sitter invariant special relativity (dS-SR) developed by Dirac-Inonu-Wigner-Gursey-Lee-Lu-Zou-Guo.