Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: _Jim
Well, the Fine-structure constant is not quite 1/137

α-1 = 137.035999139 approximately

112 posted on 01/12/2019 7:11:06 AM PST by HangnJudge
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 89 | View Replies ]


To: HangnJudge

AS was stated in the quote: “The value of this constant, almost exactly 1/137”

This is what may be termed “literary license”.

Percent error, BTW, works out to be = 0.02628%


118 posted on 01/12/2019 7:31:18 AM PST by _Jim (democrats create mobs. Republicans create jobs.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 112 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson