Fine-structure-constant Quote by Steven Weinberg

“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

“The strength of the electromagnetic interaction, for example, is fixed by a number called the “fine-structure constant,” a famous quantity in physics that is…

— Sean Carroll

“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

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

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

— Wolfgang Pauli

“There is a most profound and beautiful question associated with the observed coupling constant, e - the amplitude for a real electron to emit…

— Richard P. Feynman

“In the context of physics, 137 is equal to the integer part of the inverse of the fine structure constant ... The fine structure…

— Leon O Chua

“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

“True, the Standard Model does explain a very great deal. Nevertheless it is not yet a proper theory, principally because it does not satisfy…

— Anonymous

“... 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

“The prime number 137 had continuously occupied Pauli's mind. It is an approximate value for a constant appearing in the fine structure theory of…

— K. V. Laurikainen

“We can measure the fine structure constant with very great precision, but so far none of our theories has provided an explanation of its…

— John D. Barrow