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What is the fine structure constant? Where does it come from? Why is it so important? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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00:00 Discovery of the Fine Structure Constant
04:50 The Electromagnetic Coupling
08:49 The Constant That Isn't
12:35 Origins of the Constant