Fine-structure Constant - Erroneous 2006 Recommended Value

Erroneous 2006 Recommended Value

According to 2006 CODATA, the recommended value for α was 7.2973525376(50) x 10−3 = 1/137.035999679(94). However, after the 2006 CODATA adjustment was completed, an error was discovered in one of the main data inputs. Nevertheless, the 2006 CODATA recommended value was republished in 2008. A revised standard value, taking recent research and adjustments to SI units into account, was published in June 2011.

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