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Fine-structure constant tests standard model

Fine-structure constant tests standard model

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Fine-structure constant tests standard model

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Fine-structure constant tests standard model

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London: Nature Publishing Group

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Nature (London), 2020-12, Vol.588 (7836), p.37-38

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group

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[...]the binding energy of a hydrogen atom - the energy required to break apart the atom's electron and proton - is about a2/2 times the energy associated with an electron's mass. [...]the magnetic moment of an electron is subtly larger than that expected for a charged, point-like particle by a factor of roughly 1+a/ (2n). [...]a is determined from...

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Fine-structure constant tests standard model

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2473446445

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2473446445

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0028-0836

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1476-4687

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10.1038/d41586-020-03314-0

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