A Geometrical Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant - Brossura

Scanlon, Gerald W.

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798545401673

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2021

Riassunto

Does the universe around us have a fundamental structure that can be glimpsed through special numbers?

The brilliant physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988) famously thought so, saying there is a number that all theoretical physicists of worth should worry about. He called it one of the greatest damn mysteries of physics. He said it is a magic number that comes to us with no understanding by man.

That magic number, called the fine-structure constant, is a fundamental constant, with a value which nearly equals 1/137 or to be precise is currently calculated to be 1/137.035999206. It is denoted by the Greek letter alpha α.

In this book, the author presents a mathematical basis to calculate the fine-structure constant. He first designs a geometrical structure by using multiples of 8 raised to the powers of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Next, he uses the geometrical structure and the alluring number 137 to write a mathematical formula to be able to calculate the value of the fine-structure constant. By using this approach, the geometrical determination of 1/α is calculated to be 137.0360354.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798545401673
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 36
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile