The Creation of a Photon: A Heuristic Calculation of Planck’s Constant ħ or the Fine Structure Constant α

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, A dynamical mechanism is presented to calculate Planck’s constant ħhence α. Because the charge inside the electron performs a zitterbewegung, the relativistic radiation theory is applied to this motion of the charge, rather than to its “center of mass” motion. With a small Doppler-correction the value obtained is α-1 = 137.03. Some tests of the theory are suggested.

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