Universal Constants as Manifestations of Relativity

Foundations of Physics 52 (2):1-12 (2022)
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We study the possible interpretation of the "universal constants" by the classification of J.-M. Lévy-Leblond. The Planck constant and the speed of light in vacuum are the most common examples of constants of this type. Using Fock’s principle of the relativity w.r.t. observation means, we show that these two constants can be viewed as manifestations of certain relativity. We also show that there is a possibility to interpret the Boltzmann constant in a similar way, and make some comments about the relativistic interpretation of the constant spacetime curvature and gravitational constant G.

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A. A. Sheykin
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