The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective
Abstract We revisit Duff, Okun, and Veneziano’s divergent views on the number of fundamental constants and argue that the issue can be set to rest by having spacetime as the starting point. This procedure disentangles the resolution in what depends on the assumed spacetime (whether relativistic or n...
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| description | Abstract We revisit Duff, Okun, and Veneziano’s divergent views on the number of fundamental constants and argue that the issue can be set to rest by having spacetime as the starting point. This procedure disentangles the resolution in what depends on the assumed spacetime (whether relativistic or not) from the theories built over it. By defining that the number of fundamental constants equals the minimal number of independent standards necessary to express all observables, as assumed by Duff, Okun, and Veneziano, it is shown that the same units fixed by the apparatuses used to construct the spacetimes are enough to express all observables of the physical laws defined over them. As a result, the number of fundamental constants equals one in relativistic spacetimes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a18c7db4aa324c1e91c868dda52793e32024-12-22T12:26:37ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-09-0114111210.1038/s41598-024-71907-0The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspectiveGeorge E. A. Matsas0Vicente Pleitez1Alberto Saa2Daniel A. T. Vanzella3Institute for Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State UniversityInstitute for Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State UniversityDepartment of Applied Mathematics, University of CampinasSão Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São PauloAbstract We revisit Duff, Okun, and Veneziano’s divergent views on the number of fundamental constants and argue that the issue can be set to rest by having spacetime as the starting point. This procedure disentangles the resolution in what depends on the assumed spacetime (whether relativistic or not) from the theories built over it. By defining that the number of fundamental constants equals the minimal number of independent standards necessary to express all observables, as assumed by Duff, Okun, and Veneziano, it is shown that the same units fixed by the apparatuses used to construct the spacetimes are enough to express all observables of the physical laws defined over them. As a result, the number of fundamental constants equals one in relativistic spacetimes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71907-0Physical unitsFundamental constantsDuff-Okun-Veneziano controversy |
| spellingShingle | George E. A. Matsas Vicente Pleitez Alberto Saa Daniel A. T. Vanzella The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective Scientific Reports Physical units Fundamental constants Duff-Okun-Veneziano controversy |
| title | The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective |
| title_full | The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective |
| title_short | The number of fundamental constants from a spacetime-based perspective |
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| topic | Physical units Fundamental constants Duff-Okun-Veneziano controversy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71907-0 |
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