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The maximal acceleration Hypothesis and Friedman’s cosmology provide an inferior bound on particle masses. The linear approach to Mach’s principle with the assumption of a nonzero graviton rest massM g leads, when the upper bound on acceleration is taken into account, toM g∼ 10-66 g at the present cosmic time.
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Massa, C. Maximal acceleration hypothesis and cosmological constraints on particle masses. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 44 (Suppl 8), 694–696 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02746829
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