I Fine Structure Constant - 10 steps

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Alternative calculation for fine structure constant based on the proton / electron mass ratio.
An alternative method to calculate the fine structure constant as a function of the proton \ electron mass ratio. Equation 8 with the delta fudge factor gives the same value for alpha as equation 1 (test it yourself). Delta is close to zero, so if this approach is telling us something about the fine structure constant, maybe delta ought to be zero. Thoughts?
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Please post the reference to the professional scientific literature where this calculation is derived.
 
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I'd need to be convinced this is more than numerology to even know where to start. And this looks like numerology with a fudge factor... the possibilities are endless!
 
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Dale said:
Please post the reference to the professional scientific literature where this calculation is derived.
No professional literature that I know.
 
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