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SYFC: Symposium Variations of Fundamental Constants: Theory and Experiment

SYFC 1: Variations of Fundamental Constants I

SYFC 1.1: Invited Talk

Monday, March 8, 2010, 14:00–14:30, A 001

Fundamental constants, gravitation and cosmology — •Jean-Philippe Uzan — Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 98 bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris (France)

The tests of the constancy of fundamental constants is a test of Einstein equivalence principle, and thus of general relativity. This talk will summarize the links between the constants and general relativity and higlights the necessity of such tests focusing on cosmology. Some new results concerning the effects of the variations of fundamental constants on stellar evolution will also be mentioned.