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Fundamental physical constants: their role in physics and metrology and recommended values

S. G. Karshenboim<sup>ab

a</sup> The State Research Center of the Russian Federation "D. I. Mendeleyev All-Russian Institute for Metrology"
^b Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik

Abstract: A brief review on recent CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants, based on data obtained by the end of 2002, is presented. Preceding the review is an analysis of the role that fundamental constants play in fundamental physics and practical measurements. In view of the increasing role of fundamental constants for the realization of the standards of units of physical quantities, some questions related to the International System of Units (SI) are also discussed.

PACS: 06.20.-f, 06.20.Fn, 06.20.Jr, 06.30.-k

Received: August 17, 2004
Revised: November 4, 2004

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0175.200503c.0271

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2005, 48:3, 255–280

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