S³ geometry · 2026
The Topological Fine-Structure Constant
R. G. Measey
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Abstract
A geometric reading α = tan(β) on the S³ Clifford torus. The closed form √(2π⁴(π⁴−1)) matches 1/α to 0.009% — a striking coincidence, but it sits ~10⁶σ from the measured value (α is known to 11 digits), the residual has the wrong sign to be a running/radiative effect, and the closed form was reached by a parameter scan. Open conjecture, not a derivation.
Integrity note
Open conjecture / scan coincidence — α remains INPUT on public doctrine.
fine-structure constantalphaClifford torusS3geometrytopology
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