Universal Constants, Standard Models and Fundamental Metrology
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-11 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Taking into account four universal constants, namely the Planck's constant , the velocity of light , the constant of gravitation and the Boltzmann's constant leads to structuring theoretical physics in terms of three theories each taking into account a pair of constants: the quantum theory of fields ( and ), the general theory of relativity ( and ) and quantum statistics ( and ). These three theories are not yet unified but, together, they underlie the standard models that allow a satisfactory phenomenological description of all experimental or observational data, in particle physics and in cosmology and they provide, through the modern interpretation of quantum physics, fundamental metrology with a reliable theoretical basis.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.0975,
title = {Universal Constants, Standard Models and Fundamental Metrology},
author = {G. Cohen-Tannoudji},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.0975},
year = {2009}
}