Warp wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> WTH has the fine structure constant that silly value of nearly 1/137?
> 
>   One would expect chaos and unexplained numbers in physics. 
I think most physicists would disagree.
> It has for
> long fascinated me that there is a lot of chaos and unexplained numbers
> in pure mathematics too.
> 
>   Prime numbers are a prime (no pun intended) example. 
In this case physicists have a gut feeling (no pun intended) that the 
fine structure constant should follow from some theory. The main reason 
is that it is a dimensionless quantity.
> They are the
> quintessential form of chaos and unpredictability in mathematics.
>

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