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The Fine Structure Constant and the Mass of the Universe.

By Louis Nielsen   http://www.rostra.dk/louis

The dimensionless quantity a called the 'fine structure constant'
plays a significant role in atomic physics. The quantity a, without
the number pi, is defined as follows:

(1)       a = (k*e^2)/(h*c) = 0.00115

In equation (1) k is Coulomb's constant, e the charge of the electron,
h Planck's constant and c the velocity of light.
I rewrite (1) so that the fine structure constant have connection to
the total mass M of the Universe and the quantum of distance r.
I postulate that in our Universe the basic quantum-distance r, the
atom of space, is given by:

(2)       r = h/(M*c) = 1.4* 10^(-102) meter

In my treatise I calculate the value of the total mass M of the
Universe to be:

(3)       M = 1.6*10^(60) kg       (Please see my articles)

Using (2) we can rewrite (1) giving:

(4)       a = ((k*e^2)/r)/(M*c^2)

>From (4) we see that the fine structure constant is equal to the
electrostatic energy of two electrons, separated by the quantum-
distance r, divided by the total energy of the Universe.
Or, in other words: The value of the fine structure constant show that
the fraction of the total energy of the Universe 'used' for
electromagnetic processes is about 0.11 percent.

If the fine structure constant is changing with the evolution of the
Universe, then one or more of the physical quantities in the
expression which defines it are changing.

Best regards
Louis Nielsen, Denmark,
http://www.rostra.dk/louis