
Originally Posted by
Richard Amiel McGough
I read enough of it to realize it wasn't worth reading.
Why do you post such things? It seems pretty clear you could not tell me what the fine structure constant is really all about in terms of legitimate quantum physics. It seems silly to be wasting time reading cranks when you haven't put in the time or effort to learn the authentic physics.
I feel like I'm being attacked here!!!
Are you telling me I am supposed to understand this?
The physicist Max Born declared, “... the explanation of this number must be the central problem of natural philosophy.” [2]. As the fine-structure constant determines the electromagnetic strength its theoretical origin was for Pauli “... the most important of the unsolved problems of ... physics.”
If we look at an object or a mystery from 1 or 2 angles, we will not see very much.
I am trying to look at this stuff from every angle.
If you look up Pauli's world clock, you should notice that it is strangely similar to the description of Ezekiels wheel.
We do not share the same interest or the same approach.
If alpha [the fine structure constant] were bigger than it really is, we should not be able to distinguish matter from ether [the vacuum, nothingness], and our task to disentangle the natural laws would be hopelessly difficult. The fact however that alpha has just its value 1/137 is certainly no chance but itself a law of nature. It is clear that the explanation of this number must be the central problem of natural philosophy.
I for one am weary of arguing and will not continue in this endeavor.
best regards
Rick
Last edited by rdelmonico; 02-04-2014 at 03:50 AM.
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