Calculating the fine-structure constant

Physics Essays

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 342-353

  Gilson, James G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical; Electromagnetic; Polarization; Quantum; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030495582     PISSN: 08361398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4006/1.3029242     Document Type: Article

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