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Is G a conversion factor or a fundamental unit?

Classical Physics 2009-11-07 v1 General Physics

Abstract

By using fundamental units c, h, 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.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0112006,
  title  = {Is G a conversion factor or a fundamental unit?},
  author = {G. Fiorentini and L. Okun and M. Vysotsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0112006},
  year   = {2009}
}

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