Life's parameters

Frank Wilczek

doi:10.1063/1.1564328

Life's parameters

Frank Wilczek

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The mismatch between Planck's units-10^-6 g, 10^-33 cm, 10^-44 s, and the practical units of measurement-1 g, 1 cm, 1s, is discussed. Although Planck's units are derived from fundamental parameters appearing in the theories of physics, but when compared with practical units the mismatch is enormous. The disparity in Planck mass, length, and time is explained using proton mass, Bohr radius, and biological time scales respectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	10-11
Number of pages	2
Volume	56
No	2
Specialist publication	Physics Today
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1564328
State	Published - Feb 2003
Externally published	Yes

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