Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 163, 1-7 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00805-9
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2008-00805-9
Astrophysics, atomic clocks and fundamental constants
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Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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D.I. Mendeleev Institute for Metrology (VNIIM), St. Petersburg, 190005, Russia
3
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
Corresponding authors: savely.karshenboim@mpq.mpg.de ekkehard.peik@ptb.de
The paper gives a brief introduction to the special topic volume.
© EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag, 2008
