Which of the following is the correct formula for the Planck mass, the unique mass scale determined by combinations of powers of only G , c , and ℏ ?
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Verifying that the answer above does indeed have units of mass: [ ℏ ] 1 / 2 [ c ] 1 / 2 [ G ] − 1 / 2 = M 1 / 2 L T − 1 / 2 L 1 / 2 T − 1 / 2 M 1 / 2 T L − 3 / 2 = M .
This can be solved for directly using the method on the String Theory wiki.
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Let the Planck mass be:
m p [ m p ] M M = G α c β ℏ γ = [ G ] α [ c ] β [ ℏ ] γ = [ M T 2 L 3 ] α [ T L ] β [ T M L 2 ] γ = M − α + γ L 3 α + β + 2 γ T − 2 α − β − γ
⟹ ⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ − α + γ 3 α + β + 2 γ − 2 α − β − γ = 1 = 0 = 0
⟹ ⎝ ⎛ α β γ ⎠ ⎞ = ⎝ ⎛ − 1 3 − 2 0 1 − 1 1 2 − 1 ⎠ ⎞ − 1 ⎝ ⎛ 1 0 0 ⎠ ⎞ = 2 1 ⎝ ⎛ − 1 1 1 ⎠ ⎞
⟹ m p = G c ℏ