Fine Structure Constant and the number  , another

aproximation
JOSE LUIS FERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ
January 9, 2010

Abstract. We observe a numerical coincidence of several digits connecting the Fine

Structure Constant
q2 q2
 1
4 0
∗ hc
 2 1
0 ∗ 2hc
 1
137.036
 7. 297 4  10 −3
with the Continued Fraction of  .

Introduction
q2
 1
0 ∗ 2hc
(0)

We will find an aproximative formula for the ‘Electron Charge q ’ as a explicit

function of :
1. The Numbers , 2 , 11, 10, 3
2. SpeedOfLight: c  2. 99792458  10 8 m s −1
3. PlanckConstant: h  6. 6260755  10 −34 J s
4. PermitivityOfFreeSpaceVacuumPermitivity  8. 854187817  10 −12 F m −1   0

The Continued Fraction of 

  3 1
7.062513...
 3 1
1
7 15.996594...
 3 7
1
1 
15 1
1.003417
then, we can write
 − 3  7.062513...
1
 7. 062513. . .  1
−3
 7. 062513 101  1
−3
∗ 1
10

0. 706 25. . .  1
−3
∗ 1
10
(1)

The Inverse Square Root of the Fine Structure Constant 

1

 137. 036. . .  11. 7062. . . (2)

Conecting 1

with 
From (2) and (1) we get 1

− 11  0. 7062. . . ≈ 1
10−3
 1

≈
11  1
10−3

−1
 ≈ 11  1
10−3
(3)

The Electron Charge q as a Aproximate function of 

1
 Using the definition (0) of  in (3) we get
q2 −1
  1
0 ∗ 2hc
 q∗ 1
2hc 0
≈ 11  1
10−3
then
2
q≈ 1
ch 0  1. 60219  10 −19 Coulomb (4)
11 10−3

Conclusions
We can imagine the following meanings for the numbers:
  11Dimension of Hyperspace in Superstring Theories
 10Dimension of Hyperspace in Superstring Theories − DimensionOfTime
 3Dimension of our HumanTridimensional perception of the Space

Observations
In the article of the reference [1] the author use the expresion  ≈ 1
N
∗ cos N 
with N  137;
References
[1] James G. Gilson,
"Stochastic Simulation of The Three Dimensional Quantum Vacuum"
School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield
College, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 76C05, 81P10, 81P20.

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