Chain Theory: rebuilding physics from quantum information, AI finds 137 fine-structure-constant expressions
skdh · x · 2026-10-26
Alexander Wissner-Gross announces Chain Theory, a research program aiming to rebuild fundamental physics from quantum information, with a first result: a parameter-free candidate expression for the fine-structure constant.
The attached figure compiles 137 expressions equal to the measured α⁻¹ ≈ 137.035999, all found by AI with a very simple search — prompting physicists to marvel at how strange this numerology is.
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