The theoretical significance of G
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
The quantization of gravity, and its unification with the other interactions, is one of the greatest challenges of theoretical physics. Current ideas suggest that the value of G might be related to the other fundamental constants of physics, and that gravity might be richer than the standard Newton-Einstein description. This gives added significance to measurements of G and to Cavendish-type experiments.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9901046,
title = {The theoretical significance of G},
author = {T. Damour},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9901046},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
6 pages, Revtex, contribution to the Cavendish bicentennial conference, to appear in Measurement, Science and Technology, minor changes in the references