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The fine-structure constant α=e 2/hc as a universal scaling factor

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Mac Gregor, M.H. The fine-structure constant α=e 2/hc as a universal scaling factor. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 1, 759–764 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02770123

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