Fine structure constant: Difference between revisions
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:α = <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">''e''<sup>2</sup><big>/</big>ℏ''c''<hr style="border:1pt solid">4''πϵ''<sub>0</sub></div> = <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">''μ''<sub>0</sub>''ce''<sup>2</sup><hr style="border:1pt solid">2''h''</div> | :α = <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">''e''<sup>2</sup><big>/</big>ℏ''c''<hr style="border:1pt solid">4''πϵ''<sub>0</sub></div> = <div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center">''μ''<sub>0</sub>''ce''<sup>2</sup><hr style="border:1pt solid">2''h''</div> | ||
by the government <ref>NIST: ''Introduction to the constants for nonexperts'' https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/alpha.html</ref>. | by the government <ref>NIST: ''Introduction to the constants for nonexperts'' https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/alpha.html</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 16 February 2025
The fine structure constant is defined
- α = e2/ℏc=
4πϵ0μ0ce2
2h
by the government [1].
- ↑ NIST: Introduction to the constants for nonexperts https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/alpha.html
