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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 24: Andere Gebiete der Theorie

T 24.3: Talk

Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:15–10:30, VG 3.101

The fine structure constant alpha and the Rydberg energy: keys to a l l particle masses? — •Karl Otto Greulich — Fritz Lipmann Institut Beutenbergstr 11 07745 Jena

Recently it has been noticed that all particle masses, with accuracy of often better than 1 per cent, are integer (hadrons except nucleon) or half integer (leptons and nucleon) multiples of the 1/alpha (fine structure constant) fold electron mass. The influence of alpha goes even deeper: the electron mass 511 keV/c2 turns out to be the 2/alpha2 fold Rydberg Energy (13.6 eV) with an accuracy of 370 ppm, i.e essentially exact. The rest energy of the electron is the lowest energy solution of the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom, when the charge of the electron is replaced by the Planck charge, e/SQRT alpha. References: K. O. Greulich J Mod Phys 1, 300 - 302 (2010); K.O. Greulich SPIE Proceedings 8121-15, (2011); for downloads see http://www.fli-leibniz.de/www_kog/ then klick *Physics*