Possibility of Measuring the Actual Number of Fundamental Constants

Determine whether there exists a self-consistent mathematical and physical methodology that can convincingly measure the actual number of fundamental constants required to completely describe the Universe.

Background

The paper introduces CJK as the total number of fundamental constants required by physical reality for a complete, self-consistent mathematical description. While the author argues for a lower bound min(CJK) = 1, the actual number of fundamental constants is not established. In the concluding section, the author explicitly states that it is unknown whether such a number can be convincingly measured within a self-consistent framework.

This uncertainty is framed as an open issue distinct from the lower-bound argument: even if a lower bound is secured, the feasibility of determining the exact count remains unresolved.

References

Whether or not it will one day be possible to convincingly measure the actual number of fundamental constants that is/are required to completely describe our Universe, through some self-consistent mathematical and physical framework, is currently not known.

A Lower Bound on the Number of Fundamental Constants  (2603.29300 - Matthewson, 31 Mar 2026) in Section Inconclusion