Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.043501

Title: Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant

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Authors:: Olive, Keith A.; Peloso, Marco; Peterson, Adam J.

Publication Date:: 2012-08-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1103042

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 86; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Olive, Keith A., Peloso, Marco, and Peterson, Adam J. Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Olive, Keith A., Peloso, Marco, & Peterson, Adam J. Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.043501.

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        "Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant".  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.043501.

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  title        = {Where are the walls? Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant},

  author       = {Olive, Keith A. and Peloso, Marco and Peterson, Adam J.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevD.86.043501},

  journal      = {Physical Review D},

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  place        = {United States},

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  month        = {8}

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