Fine-structure-constant Quote by John S. Rigden

“The fine-structure constant is ubiquitous throughout physics. I’ve already noted its connection to the electromagnetic interaction. In atomic physics, the binding energy, fine-structure splitting,…

— Gerald Gabrielse

“Itwas one time when people thought the value of the fine structure constant wasimportant. Now of course it's still important, of course, as a…

— Steven Weinberg

“Fine Structure Constant: Fundamental numerical constant of atomic physics and quantum electrodynamics, defined as the square of the charge of the electron divided by…

— Steven Weinberg

“The theoretical determination of the fine structure constant is certainly the most important of the unsolved problems of modern physics.”

— Wolfgang Pauli

“... it should be remembered that the atomicity of electric charge has already found its expression in the specific numerical value of the fine…

— Wolfgang Pauli

“If the deep logic of what determines the value of the fine-structure constant also played a significant role in our understanding of all the…

— John D. Barrow

“Let us begin with the fine-structure constant. ... The fine-structure constant is really the ratio of two natural units or atoms of action. ...…

— Arthur Stanley Eddington

“While twentieth-century physicists were not able to identify any convincing mathematical constants underlying the fine structure, partly because such thinking has normally not been…

— Carl Johan Calleman

It was one time when people thought the value of the fine structure constant was important. Now of course it's still important, of course,…

— Steven Weinberg

“Here the attention of the research workers is primarily directed to the problem of reconciling the claims of the special relativity theory with those…

— Werner Heisenberg

“The bridge between the electron and the other elementary particles is provided by the fine structure constant. ... An expanded form of the constant…

— Malcolm H. Mac Gregor

“Dirac's equation not only accounted for the spin of the electron and its observed magnetic moment, but also correctly explained the fine structure of…

— Silvan S. Schweber