Published 1988 | Version v1
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Elementary constants and their significance

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Description

The elementary constants in physics introduced by Planck and their eminent significance for today's understanding of the world are discussed. The achievements by Bohr, Dirac, Demokrit, Planck and Hund are described with special emphasis on the role elementary constants play, for instance, in atomic physics, cosmology and elementary particle physics. Finally the multifarious interrelations between physics and society are touched upon

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Original title (German)
Elementarkonstanten und was sie bedeuten

Publishing Information

Publisher
Akademie-Verlag.
Imprint Place
Berlin (German Democratic Republic)
Imprint Pagination
114 p.
Journal Volume
303
Series
Wissenschaftliche Taschenbuecher.;Mathematik-Physik.
ISSN
0084-098X

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Country of Publication
German Democratic Republic
Country of Input or Organization
German Democratic Republic
INIS RN
20000001
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS; PHYSICS