This paper consists of three separate articles on the number of fundamental dimensionful constants in physics. We started our debate in summer 1992 on the terrace of the famous CERN cafeteria. In the summer of 2001 we returned to the subject to find that our views still diverged and decided to explain our current positions. LBO develops the traditional approach with three constants, GV argues in favor of at most two (within superstring theory), while MJD advocates zero
12 pagesInternational audienceArnold Sommerfeld introduced the fine-structure constant that determin...
Eddington in 1923, first identified four dimensionless numbers, derived from combinations of the bas...
One of the topical problems of contemporary physics is a possible variability of the fundamental con...
This paper consists of three separate articles on the number of fundamental dimensionful constants ...
I argue that the laws of physics should be independent of one’s choice of units or measuring apparat...
There is a discussion between L. B. Okun, G. Veneziano and M. J. Duff, concerning the number of fund...
Nature is characterized by a number of physical laws and fundamental dimensionless couplings. These ...
We discuss experiments and observations aimed at testing the possible space-time variability of fund...
The practice of making broadly inclusive surveys, from time to time, of the status of our knowledge ...
The possible time variation of dimensionless fundamental constants of nature, such as the fine-struc...
It is argued by Duff that only the time variation of dimensionless constants of nature is a legitima...
Several years ago I pointed out [1-3] that formulations of natural laws which imply the possibility ...
56 pages, l7 figuresThis article describes the various experimental bounds on the variation of the f...
Proposition: What dimensions and how many are fundamental is a matter of choice, custom and convenie...
By using fundamental units c, h, G as conversion factors one can easily transform the dimensions of ...
12 pagesInternational audienceArnold Sommerfeld introduced the fine-structure constant that determin...
Eddington in 1923, first identified four dimensionless numbers, derived from combinations of the bas...
One of the topical problems of contemporary physics is a possible variability of the fundamental con...
This paper consists of three separate articles on the number of fundamental dimensionful constants ...
I argue that the laws of physics should be independent of one’s choice of units or measuring apparat...
There is a discussion between L. B. Okun, G. Veneziano and M. J. Duff, concerning the number of fund...
Nature is characterized by a number of physical laws and fundamental dimensionless couplings. These ...
We discuss experiments and observations aimed at testing the possible space-time variability of fund...
The practice of making broadly inclusive surveys, from time to time, of the status of our knowledge ...
The possible time variation of dimensionless fundamental constants of nature, such as the fine-struc...
It is argued by Duff that only the time variation of dimensionless constants of nature is a legitima...
Several years ago I pointed out [1-3] that formulations of natural laws which imply the possibility ...
56 pages, l7 figuresThis article describes the various experimental bounds on the variation of the f...
Proposition: What dimensions and how many are fundamental is a matter of choice, custom and convenie...
By using fundamental units c, h, G as conversion factors one can easily transform the dimensions of ...
12 pagesInternational audienceArnold Sommerfeld introduced the fine-structure constant that determin...
Eddington in 1923, first identified four dimensionless numbers, derived from combinations of the bas...
One of the topical problems of contemporary physics is a possible variability of the fundamental con...