Could fundamental physical constants not be constant across space and time?

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We assume that physical constants do not change from time to time or location to location. Measurements aimed at calculating the fine-structure constant, however, challenge this assumption. A big puzzle remains unsolved to this day: why do quasars appear to show small but significant differences in the inferred value of the fine-structure constant? Whenever we examine the universe in a scientific…

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