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From: Klaus Jensen on 8 Mar 2010 00:46
I am doing research on the "fine-structure constant".

Can anyone please explain the physical implication of the two numbers
involved, 0.08542455, 1/137.03597 and how they might be used in a
practical application?

Thank you,

Klaus Jensen
From: Peter Webb on 8 Mar 2010 01:41

"Klaus Jensen" <klausjensen(a)nordicnet.com> wrote in message
news:4b948ea2.3898140(a)news.tpg.com.au...
>I am doing research on the "fine-structure constant".
>
> Can anyone please explain the physical implication of the two numbers
> involved, 0.08542455, 1/137.03597 and how they might be used in a
> practical application?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Klaus Jensen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-structure_constant


From: Sam Wormley on 8 Mar 2010 01:48
On 3/7/10 11:46 PM, Klaus Jensen wrote:
> I am doing research on the "fine-structure constant".
>
> Can anyone please explain the physical implication of the two numbers
> involved, 0.08542455, 1/137.03597 and how they might be used in a
> practical application?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Klaus Jensen

Think in terms of coupling constants--Usually the Lagrangian or
the Hamiltonian of a system can be separated into a kinetic part
and an interaction part. The coupling constant determines the
strength of the interaction part with respect to the kinetic
part, or between two sectors of the interaction part.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_constant

The fine-structure constant is the coupling constant characterizing
the strength of the electromagnetic interaction.
From: Uncle Al on 8 Mar 2010 10:05
Klaus Jensen wrote:
>
> I am doing research on the "fine-structure constant".

Begin by reading the refereed literature,

<http://arxiv.org/multi?group=grp_physics&%2Ffind=Search>

> Can anyone please explain the physical implication of the two numbers
> involved, 0.08542455, 1/137.03597 and how they might be used in a
> practical application?

Your first and second sentences are in remarkable contradiction. You
cannot "research" anything until you know what others already know
about it.

Google

<http://books.google.com/books?id=HvMVC4_xcN0C&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22.08542455%22+feynman&source=bl&ots=8gSm6-63lx&sig=-ATKNoSfjB5BVXyQPxNyFDIUIW4&hl=en&ei=qBGVS9W0MJPkNYOp7fUM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ>

--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz4.htm
From: Klaus Jensen on 9 Mar 2010 18:14
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:28:38 +0800, "Tom Potter"
<xprivatnews(a)mailinator.com> wrote:

>Hopefully the following
>will be of some value to you.
>

Many thanks for your thoughtful and comprhensive reply. I have saved
it for future reference as well.

Klaus Jensen


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