Ask A Spaceman Ep. 249: Where Do the Constants of Nature Come From? Part 1

Part 1 of 2! 


How do fundamental constants appear in physics? Why are they so
important? Why do we care where they come from?  I discuss
these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!


 


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