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Theoretical determination of α=e 2/ℏc deduced from asymptotic group invariance properties of high-energy charged Dirac particles in a constant external vector potential

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Vigier, J.P. Theoretical determination of α=e 2/ℏc deduced from asymptotic group invariance properties of high-energy charged Dirac particles in a constant external vector potential. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 7, 501–506 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02727864

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