Fine Structure Constant May Not Be So Constant

BuzzSkyline writes "According to a post at Physics Buzz, 'Just weeks after speeding neutrinos seem to have broken the speed of light, another universal law, the fine structure constant might be about to crumble.' Astronomical observations seem to indicate that the constant, which controls the strength of electromagnetic interactions, is different in distant parts of the universe. Among other things, the paper may explain why the laws of physics in our corner of the universe seem to be finely tuned to support life. The research (abstract) is so controversial that it took over a year to go from submission to publication in Physical Review Letters, rather than the weeks typical of most other papers appearing in the peer-reviewed journal."

Comments

Re:Cut the creationist BS

[geoffrobinson]

Not quite.

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Jackpot-Universe-Just-Right/dp/0618592261

Burying your head in the sand doesn't make the problem go away. Why do you think people like the multiverse idea? To get around the theistic implications of the fine-tuning.

Guess what? I'm sorry lots of you don't like the theistic implications. Tough.