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MQ distinguishes fundamental, Planck-like, and classical inverse couplings
The fundamental, Planck-like, and classical forms occupy different stages of the count-to-measurement construction.
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CHICAGO — The revised MQ fine-structure construction retains three inverse-coupling forms with different roles. The fundamental form belongs to the dimensionless count description. The Planck-like and classical forms describe distinct realized expressions in the System Frame.
Figure 1 summarizes the source result and its evidentiary scope.
The result and its scope
Fundamental form
Dimensionless count description
Planck-like form
Realization before finite-count normalization
Classical form
Realized coupling used in calibration
The fundamental inverse form uses forty-two times the invariant coefficient. The Planck-like expression precedes the finite-count normalization that produces the classical form. A shared numerical origin does not make these three quantities interchangeable at every stage of the calculation.
The classical inverse value from the 2022 recommended data calibrates the invariant coefficient in the stated chain. Returning the same classical value after the mapping tests algebraic closure. It cannot independently validate the coefficient using the information that already fixed it.
The October source makes the representation labels part of the definition. This is a theoretical organization of coupling information, not an observation of three separate fine-structure constants. A physical comparison must identify the realization being used and preserve its normalization and shared input covariance.
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