A note on the fine structure constant

Authors

Bilal Khan, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Irshadullah Khan, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PakistanFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

Spring 4-30-2020

Citation

Bilal Khan and Irshadullah Khan, "A note on the fine structure constant", Preprint, UNL (arXiv:submit/3155246, currently "on hold")

Comments

Copyright 2020 Bilal Khan & Irshadullah Khan

Abstract

We derive the numerical value of the fine structure constant in purely number-theoretic terms, under the assumption that in a system of charges between two parallel conducting plates, the Casimir energy and the mutual Coulomb interaction energy agree.