137 (number)
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137 is the natural number following 136 and preceding 138.
| 137 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | one hundred [and] thirty-seven |
| Ordinal | 137th (one hundred [and] thirty-seventh) |
| Numeral system | 137 |
| Factorization | 137 |
| Prime | 33rd |
| Divisors | 1, 137 |
| Roman numeral | CXXXVII |
| Binary | 100010012 |
| Octal | 2118 |
| Duodecimal | B512 |
| Hexadecimal | 8916 |
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[edit] In mathematics
One hundred [and] thirty-seven is the 33rd prime number; the next is 139, with which it comprises a twin prime, and thus 137 is a Chen prime. 137 is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and a real part of the form 
. It is also the fourth Stern prime. 137 is a strong prime in the sense that it is more than the arithmetic mean of its two neighboring primes.
Using two radii to divide a circle according to the golden ratio yields sectors of approximately 137° (the golden angle) and 222°.
137 is a strictly non-palindromic number and a primeval number.
The fifth harmonic number is 
[edit] In physics
The fine structure constant, a dimensionless physical constant, approximates 1/137, and the astronomer Arthur Eddington conjectured in 1929 that its reciprocal was in fact precisely the integer 137, which he claimed could be "obtained by pure deduction".[1] This conjecture was not widely adopted, and by the 1940s, the experimental values for the constant were clearly inconsistent with it (i.e. closer to 137.036).[2] The fine structure constant continues to convince people that the universe has numerological fine tuning.[3]
[edit] In the military
- Boeing C-137 Stratoliner was a VIP transport aircraft from the Boeing 707 jet airliner used by the United States Air Force
- RAF – No. 137 Squadron
- Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California
- USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137) Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oiler built during World War II
- USS Adopt (AM-137) was a United States Navy minesweeper during World War II
- USS Ascella (AK-137) was a United States Navy Crater-class cargo ship commissioned during World War II
- USS Bowie (APA-137) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
- USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was the United States Navy General G.O. Squier transport ship during World War II
- USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137) was a United States Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort during World War II
- USS Kilty (DD-137) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War II
[edit] In music
- Cesium_137 is an American synthpop musical group which takes its name from a radioactive isotope
- 137 is a 2001 album by The Pineapple Thief
- Rescate 137 is a 2000 album by experimental electronic musician Christian Vogel
- The Fugue for String Quintet in D major, Op. 137 was composed by Beethoven in 1817
- The Gibson ES-137 is a semi-hollow body guitar by Gibson
- 137 is a 2009 album by RickWhiteAlbum
- SpecialAgent137 is a female electronic dance music DJ in Washington, DC
[edit] In transportation
- M-137 is a state highway route in Michigan
- Highway 137 highway in Ontario, Canada connects Highway 401 to Interstate 81 on Wellesley Island
- Route 137 is a highway by the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada
- London Buses route 137 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
- RATB route 137 is a bus route in Bucharest, run by RATB
- Boeing 707-347C CC-137 transport aircraft served the Canadian Forces from 1970 to 1997
- Philippine Airlines Flight 137 from Manila overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport on March 22, 1998
- 137 Avenue is a primary road in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 137th Street – City College is a station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in New York City
[edit] In other fields
137 is also:
- The year AD 137 or 137 BC
- 137 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 754 – 755 CE
- 137 Meliboea is a large and dark main belt asteroid discovered in 1874
- The atomic number of an element not yet observed called Untriseptium
- The Gematria (i.e. Hebrew numerology) value of the word "Kabbalah", which is of special significance to Jewish mystics
- California Penal Code for "Offer bribe to influence testimony"
- The Samson 137 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada
- Sonnet 137 by William Shakespeare
- Psalm 137
- The atomic number of the highest allowed element on the periodic table allowed by the Bohr Model and the Dirac equation.
- Channel 137 on Sirius Satellite Radio is CBC Radio One, Canada news and information
- Caesium-137 is a radioactive isotope of Caesium formed by nuclear fission
- 137: Jung, Pauli, and the Pursuit of Scientific Obsession by Arthur I. Miller, describes the friendship of the psychoanalyst and the physicist and their search for meaning in science, medieval alchemy, dream interpretation, and the Chinese Book of Changes for the number 137.
- "Péter son cable" in "PDN" the Einrich Varbahlt's and Carter Eichbarzt's code
[edit] See also
- List of highways numbered 137
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 137
- United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 137
[edit] References
- ^ Eddington, A.S., The Constants of Nature in "The World of Mathematics", Vol. 2 (1956) Ed. Newman, J.R., Simon and Schuster, pp. 1074-1093.
- ^ Helge Kragh, "Magic Number: A Partial History of the Fine-Structure Constant", Archive for History of Exact Sciences 57:5:395 (July, 2003) doi:10.1007/s00407-002-0065-7
- ^ The mystery of 137, www.integralworld.net
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