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===== You’ve already been framing α geometrically (golden angle, spherical interactions, e², ħ/2π, c, permittivity). That gives natural avenues where α might effectively vary: =====
# Local geometry / boundary changes: if the 4πr² manifold (or the charge distribution on it) changes with environment (temperature, plasma state, large‑scale structure), the effective coupling between photon and electron could shift a little. QAT could turn that into a functional relation α = F(geometry, temperature, plasma parameters).
# Conformal / cosmological scaling: if large‑scale conformal geometry evolves (e.g. radius of typical interaction spheres changing with cosmological time in a particular way), α could show cosmological drift (Dirac/large‑number style).
# Screening / plasma effects: in dense plasma or current sheets, effective permittivity can differ locally → tiny local modifications to electromagnetic coupling might be predicted (testable in astrophysical plasma regions).