The Nature of a Constant of Nature: The Case of G.

Physics presents us with a symphony of natural constants: , ℏ , , and so forth. Up to this point, constants have received comparatively little philosophical attention. In this article, I provide an account of dimensionful constants, in particular the gravitational constant. I propose that they repre...

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Published in:Philosophy of Science Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 797 - 817
Main Author: Jacobs, Caspar
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Oct2023
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