![If alpha [the fine-structure constant] were bigger than it really is, we should not be able to distinguish matter from ether [the vacuum, nothingness], and our task to disentangle the natural laws would be hopelessly difficult. The fact however that alpha has just its value 1/137 is certainly no chance but itself a law of nature. It is clear that the explanation of this number must be the central problem of natural philosophy.](/assets/img/quote-photos/if-alpha-the-fine-structure-constant-were-bigger-than-it-really-is-we-should-n.jpg)
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