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ALPHA_EM_MZ

Constant ALPHA_EM_MZ 

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pub const ALPHA_EM_MZ: f64 = _; // 0.0078155529503712382f64
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Running fine structure constant at Z pole: α(M_Z) ≈ 1/128

Due to vacuum polarization, α runs with energy scale Q:

α(Q) = α(0) / (1 - Δα(Q))
α(M_Z) ≈ 1/127.95

This is the correct value for precision electroweak calculations.