Evaluation of the Fine Structure Constant

Adriano Alippi

doi:10.4236/jmp.2020.1112120

Abstract

An equation is given for analytically defining the value of the fine structure constant, whose derivation follows two main steps, relative to the generation of electric charges and to the polarizability of vacuum due to virtual dipoles. The obtained value matches the experimental one by a factor lower than the relative standard uncertainty produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Highlights

The search for a theory that might give reasons for the value of constants in natural phenomena dates from the very beginning of man observing nature processes, and as new physics was going to be introduced into human knowledge, the problem stepped forward to include more fundamental constants
Since the effective polarization in the real vacuum is contributed by those virtual charges alone that might interact with real charges, that is with electrons, the resulting maximum value π/2 has to be multiplied by the value the charge function attains for the electronic charge value, that is by sinα, with α the fine structure constant
Two steps are produced for analytically deriving the value of the fine structure constant

Summary

Evaluation of the Fine Structure Constant

Dept. of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. How to cite this paper: Alippi, A. (2020) Evaluation of the Fine Structure Constant.

Introduction

Evaluating the Charge Value

Alippi DOI

Evaluating the Vacuum Permittivity

Conclusions