
Webb et al. presented preliminary evidence for a time-varying fine-structure constant. We show Teller's formula for this variation to be ruled out within the Einstein-de Sitter universe, however, it is compatible with cosmologies which require a large cosmological constant.
Astrophysics and Astronomy, [PHYS.ASTR.CO] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], Astrophysics (astro-ph), Physical Sciences and Mathematics, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmology, Relativity, and Gravity, [PHYS.ASTR] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Astrophysics, [PHYS] Physics [physics]
Astrophysics and Astronomy, [PHYS.ASTR.CO] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], Astrophysics (astro-ph), Physical Sciences and Mathematics, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmology, Relativity, and Gravity, [PHYS.ASTR] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Astrophysics, [PHYS] Physics [physics]
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