Planck Units

Most recent answer: 12/31/2012

Q:
in particle physics ,we assume both planks constant and speed of light speed to be 1,what changes occur in the physics due to the changes
- sanjayabehera (age 21)
bbsr,india
A:
You can also let the gravitational constant, G, be one to obtain standard Planck units. No changes whatever occur in the physics. Nature doesn't care what names we call her. However, for the physicist, setting Planck's constant and c to 1 reduces the amount of writing needed. This can save some used envelopes.

Mike W.

(published on 12/31/2012)