Re: reliability of error bars for fundamental constants

From: Robert C. Helling (robert_at_helling-dell600.iuhb02.iu-bremen.de)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:44:04 +0000 (UTC)

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:50:43 +0000 (UTC), Jonathan Thornburg [remove -animal to reply] <jthorn@aei.mpg-zebra.de> wrote:

> The article in question was (is) a study of the reliability of experimental
> error bars. The authors' approach was to consider successive revisions of
> the CODATA recommended values for various fundamental constants (electron
> charge, proton/electron mass ratio, Rhydberg constant, etc etc).

Not exactly what you are looking for but still fun: The history tables
of the particle data group:

http://pdg.lbl.gov/2004/reviews/historyrpp.pdf

Robert 

-- 
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oO
Robert C. Helling     School of Science and Engineering
                      International University Bremen
print "Just another   Phone: +49 421-200 3574
    stupid .sig\n";   http://www.aei-potsdam.mpg.de/~helling