Author(s)

Adriano Alippi

Dept. of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

An equation is given for analytically defining the value of the fine structure constant, whose derivation follows two main steps, relative to the generation of electric charges and to the polarizability of vacuum due to virtual dipoles. The obtained value matches the experimental one by a factor lower than the relative standard uncertainty produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Fine Structure Constant, Virtual Particles, Vacuum Permittivity

Alippi, A. (2020) Evaluation of the Fine Structure Constant. Journal of Modern Physics, 11, 1918-1925. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2020.1112120.