Fine-structure-constant Quotes
Quotes about Fine-structure-constant
5 quotes
- “The significance of [the fine-structure constant] goes far beyond atomic physics, however. It is the smallness of 1/137 ...”
- “QED [quantum electrodynamics] reduces ... "all of chemistry and most of physics," to one basic interaction, the fundamen...”
- “To calculate 'the' fine structure constant, 1/137, we would need a realistic model of just about everything, and this we...”
- “Alpha sets the scale of nature -- the size of atoms and all things made of them, the intensity and colors of light, the ...”
- “Physicists love this number not just because it is dimensionless, but also because it is a combination of three fundamen...”