While in Cambridge he coauthored a paper on the quantum theory of absolute zero with fellow visitors Guido Beck and Wolfgang Riezler that turned out to be a hoax concocted to embarrass another Cambridge physicist (and good friend of Fowler 's), Arthur Eddington . Eddington had just published a 'derivation' of the fine structure constant which is thought to be an underivable experimental value.
Habang sa Cambridge coauthored siya ng isang papel sa quantum theory ng absolute zero sa kapwa mga bisita Guido Beck at Wolfgang Riezler na yari sa maging isang panloloko concocted upang hadlangan ang ibang Cambridge pisisista (at mabuting kaibigan ng mga Fowler 's), Arthur Eddington. Eddington had lamang na nai-publish ng isang 'pinagmulan' ng pinong istraktura patuloy na kung saan ay nag-akala na ang isang underivable experimental value.