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A variation of fundamental constants of physics is proposed in a frame of static universe. It is shown when the velocity of light increases (decreases) the Planck's constant increases (decreases) and mass of bodies decreases (increases).…

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The Standard Model of particle physics and the theory of General Relativity (GR) currently provide a good description of almost all phenomena of particle physics and gravitation that have received controlled experimental tests. However, the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-01-23 Thomas Dent

In 1967 Zeldovich expressed the cosmological constant lambda in terms of G, m and h, the gravitational constant, the mass of a fundamental particle and Plancks constant. In 1972 Weinberg expressed m in terms of h, G, the speed of light c…

General Physics · Physics 2008-11-21 Antonio Alfonso-Faus

Defined by Lord Kelvin as the science of measurement it is described a fundamental fact of physics. The so called `natural' units represent the unique system of units conveniently used in the realm of High Energy Physics. The system of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Pisano , N. O. Reis

The problem of fundamental units is discussed in the context of achievements of both theoretical physics and modern metrology. On one hand, due to fascinating accuracy of atomic clocks, the traditional macroscopic standards of metrology…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-08-23 L. B. Okun

Planck units are natural physical scales of mass, length and time, built with the help of the fundamental constants $\hbar, c, G$. The functional role of the constants used for the construction of Planck units is different. If the first two…

General Physics · Physics 2017-01-05 Yu. L. Bolotin , V. V. Yanovsky

The theory of physical dimensions and units in physics is outlined. This includes a discussion of the universal applicability and superiority of quantity equations. The International System of Units (SI) is one example thereof. By analyzing…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-04 Friedrich W. Hehl , Claus Lämmerzahl

Since its discovery by Max Planck in 1900, the Planck constant $h$ has been demonstrated to be an universal constant, and its numerical value has been accurately determined based on experiments. Up to the present however the physical origin…

General Physics · Physics 2013-02-12 J. X. Zheng-Johansson

We study the possible interpretation of the "universal constants" by the classification of J.~M.~L\'evy-Leblond. $\hbar$ and $c$ are the most common example of constants of this type. Using Fock's principle of the relativity w.r.t.…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2022-03-07 A. A. Sheykin

We discuss the fundamental constants of physics in the Standard Model and possible changes of these constants on the cosmological time scale. The Grand Unification of the strong, electromagnetic and weak interactions implies relations…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-07-22 H. Fritzsch

The Standard Model of the elementary particles is controlled by more than 20 parameters, of which it is not known today how they can be linked to deeper principles. Any attempt to clean up this theory, in general results in producing more…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-02-14 Gerard t Hooft

The notion of ``fundamental constant'' is heavily theory-laden. A natural, fairly precise formulation is possible in the context of the standard model (here defined to include gravity). Some fundamental constants have profound geometric…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-09-03 Frank Wilczek

It is shown that in the model [3,4] of quantum mechanics besides probability amplitudes, the Planck constant and the Fock space, the cosmological constant also appear in the natural way. The Poisson brackets are generalized for the case of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Lev V. Prokhorov

It is shown that Einstein field equations give two solutions for cosmology. The first one is the standard well known representative of the present status of cosmology. We identify it with the local point of view of a flat Universe with the…

General Physics · Physics 2008-01-04 Antonio Alfonso-Faus

The progress of Particle Physics is closely linked to the progress in the understanding of the fundamental constants, like the finestructure constant, the mass of the electron or nucleon, or the electroweak mixing angle. The relation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-25 H. Fritzsch

Fundamental constants are a cornerstone of the physical laws. Any constant varying in space and/or time would signal a violation of local position invariance and be associated with a violation of the universality of free fall, and hence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-21 Jean-Philippe Uzan

A unified theory of four-dimensional gravity together with the standard model is presented, with supersymmetry breaking of M-theory at a TeV. Masses of the the known particles are derived. The cosmological constant is quantum generated to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Gordon Chalmers

We review how the kinematic structures of special relativity and quantum mechanics both stem from the relativity principle, i.e., "no preferred reference frame" (NPRF). Essentially, NPRF applied to the measurement of the speed of light $c$…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-08 W. M. Stuckey , Timothy McDevitt , Michael Silberstein

The Planck constant $h$ is one of the most significant constants in quantum physics. Recently, the precision measurement of the numeral value of $h$ has been a hot issue due to its important role in establishment for both a new SI and a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-23 Shisong Li , Zhonghua Zhang , Wei Zhao , Zhengkun Li , Songling Huang

Many of the numbers appearing in the laws of physics, such as the strength of electromagnetism or the masses of elementary particles, must lie in precise ranges for stars, planets, and chemistry to exist. Why the universe has these values…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-08 Edward J Shaya
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