The Preliminaries

• Abstract/Proposal
• *Thank Committee: especially Carol for the opportunity for this presentation.

0. *Title: Physics Fundamental Constants 137 a.
1. Presenter: Keith the Complex Number
2. From: Michigan

   Background

3. *Pi constant? No! Getting longer!, BBP pi formula
4. *Quiz What is Alpha?
5. In the Beginning, Alpha
6. *The Precision of Alpha
7. Is Alpha Constant?

   Methods of Measuring _e Precisely

8. *Methods of Measuring Alpha Precisely

1. Quantum Hall Effect
2. a.c. Josephson Effect
3. g-2, electron, positron, muon, QED
4. Muon Hyperfine Structure
5. Slow Neutron de Broglie Wavelength

   Cesium Fine Structure

6. Cesium, the Alkali
7. Cesium, the Second Standard
8. *Cesium, Recent D1,D2 Measurements
9. Cesium, Recent Mass Determination
10. Cesium, Recent Recoil Determination
11. *Error Analysis for Alpha

    Cesium D1 894nm Laser

12. *Vladi's D2 (852 nm) Laser setup
13. *My D1 (894.5 nm) Laser
14. NIST's Femtosecond Laser
15. *Difficulties/Problems/Solutions
16. *Questions and Answers next

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