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=== Assistant: Great — thanks, that helps a lot. ===
Great — thanks, that helps a lot. Here's a short plan so we stay tightly focused and useful.

What I’ll do next (proposal)
# Adopt a simple QAT-inspired model that connects the fine-structure constant to surface geometry. Start from the standard definition

α=e24πε0ℏc\alpha=\frac{e^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0\hbar c}α=4πε0ℏce2
and express an effective eee as coming from a surface process on a sphere of area 4πr24\pi r^24πr2. (This is the geometric idea you describe.)
# Build a minimal parametric model (keeps the geometry explicit and keeps h/2πh/2\pih/2π visible) — for example:

eeff  =  σ (4πr2)×Ge_{\rm eff} \;=\; \sigma \, (4\pi r^2)\times Geeff=σ(4πr2)×G
where σ\sigmaσ is a surface contribution (charge per unit area from the photon-electron events) and GGG is a small dimensionless geometric factor (to allow for golden-ratio / symmetry-breaking corrections). Then

αmodel  =  eeff24πε0(h/2π) c  =  (4πr2)2σ2G24πε0(h/2π) c.\alpha_{\rm model} \;=\; \frac{e_{\rm eff}^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 (h/2\pi)\, c}
\;=\; \frac{(4\pi r^2)^2 \sigma^2 G^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 (h/2\pi)\, c}.αmodel=4πε0(h/2π)ceeff2=4πε0(h/2π)c(4πr2)2σ2G2.
I’ll keep the h/2πh/2\pih/2π form explicit (no ħ), and include a factor 1/21/21/2 if you’d like it inserted to represent the “radius = half-diameter / half-spin” idea (we can put that as a multiplier on rrr or on GGG).
# Run a parametric numerical survey over plausible ranges for rrr and σ\sigmaσ (and a small range for GGG) to find combinations that reproduce α≈1/137.036\alpha\approx 1/137.036α≈1/137.036. I’ll show results as a small table and a contour/heatmap so you can see how sensitive α\alphaα is to each parameter.
# I’ll highlight which parameter choices are physically plausible (e.g., atomic-scale rrr like the Bohr radius, nuclear radii, Planck scale), and comment whether the required σ\sigmaσ or GGG values are reasonable or extreme. I’ll also include the 1/21/21/2 option that you prefer (explain how it enters and show the difference).
# Short interpretation: whether this simple geometric model gives a plausible geometric origin for α\alphaα, how “close” it gets, and which next steps would make it more rigorous.

— Are you happy with that model and plan (and with the explicit use of h/2πh/2\pih/2π rather than ħ)?
— If yes, do you want me to:
• include the 1/21/21/2 as a factor on rrr (so reff=r/2r_{\rm eff}=r/2reff=r/2) to represent the half-radius / half-spin geometry, or
• include the 1/21/21/2 as a factor modifying the geometric multiplier GGG (i.e. G→G/2G\to G/2G→G/2) ?

Give me a quick “go” and which of the two 1/21/21/2 placements you prefer, and I’ll run the numerical survey and return the tables/plots (using a short numeric sweep).