1/137 Should Be the Same Everywhere. It Isn’t.
🔭 For decades, physics has relied on a handful of numbers assumed to be fixed — unchanging, universal, unquestionable.
But what if one of those numbers isn’t as stable as we thought?
In this video, we explore the fine-structure constant: a pure number that governs atoms, light, and chemistry itself — and the surprising data that suggests it may vary across the universe.
This isn’t speculation.
It’s an active scientific debate with profound implications for how we understand reality.
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→ Constants Of Nature (John D. Barrow) - https://amzn.to/3OSL5cZ
→ Quasar Absorption Lines (Christopher W. Churchill) - https://amzn.to/46xkgRI
→ Astrophysics, Clocks and Fundamental Constants (Karshenboim, Peik) - https://amzn.to/46ACySa
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