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astro-ph2005
On the variation of the fine-structure constant in Friedmann Universes
William Q. Sumner
The fine-structure constant alpha does not vary as Friedmann Universes evolve, a conclusion based on assessments of quantum mechanics and electrodynamics. alpha = e^2/(4pi epsilon…
astro-ph2004★ 2 cited
Observational Evidence from Supernovae for a Contracting Universe
William Q. Sumner
New precision in measuring extragalactic distances using supernovae has confirmed with high probability an accelerating increase in redshift with distance. This has been interprete…
astro-ph2000
Hubble Redshift
W. Q. Sumner, E. E. Vityaev
The dependence of luminosity distance on observed resdhift and the cosmological parameters H and q is derived for a contracting Friedmann universe with no cosmological constant. Th…