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In terms of the other constants known at the time, α = e²/(4πε_0)ħc, where:
e is the electron’s charge,
ε_0 is the electromagnetic constant for the permittivity of free space,
ħ is Planck’s constant,
and c is the speed of light.
Unlike these other constants, which have units associated with them, α is a truly dimensionless constant
e is the electron’s charge,
ε_0 is the electromagnetic constant for the permittivity of free space,
ħ is Planck’s constant,
and c is the speed of light.
Unlike these other constants, which have units associated with them, α is a truly dimensionless constant
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Experience. Don’t observe.
Inhale. Don’t read.
Transfigure. Don’t shift.
Advocate. Don’t ponder.
Prove. Don’t promise.
Encourage. Don’t cut.
Imagine. Don’t worry.
Do. Don’t analyze.
Hear. Don’t listen.
Show. Don’t tell.
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Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules
why is our Universe the precise way it is, rather than any other way we could’ve imagined? There are only three things that make it so:
the laws of nature themselves,
the fundamental constants governing reality,
and the initial conditions that our Universe was born with.
the laws of nature themselves,
the fundamental constants governing reality,
and the initial conditions that our Universe was born with.
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