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Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2002 Volume 76, Issue 8, Page 565 (Mi jetpl2954)

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FIELDS, PARTICLES, AND NUCLEI

Is $\mathbf{G}$ a conversion factor or a fundamental unit?

G. Fiorentinia, L. B. Okun'b, M. I. Vysotskyb

a INFN, Sezione di Ferrara, Ferrara
b Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Russian Federation State Scientific Center), Moscow

Abstract: By using fundamental units $c, \hbar, G$ as conversion factors one can easily transform the dimensions of all observables. In particular one can make them all «geometrical», or dimensionless. However this has no impact on the fact that there are three fundamental units, $G$ being one of them. Only experiment can tell us whether $G$ is basically fundamental.

PACS: 06.20.Fn, 06.20.Jr

Received: 16.09.2002
Revised: 23.09.2002

Language: English


 English version:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters, 2002, 76:8, 485

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