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...
| Published in: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 797 - 817 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2023
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