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Why must charge be attached to mass?
Why should the divergence of the electric field be attached to mass?
Why should the divergence of the electric field be attached to mass?
DaleSpam said:That is a good question. I am sure there would be some problem with a charge moving at c, but I don't know what.
pallidin said:The neutron is a subatomic particle with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron
That would be inconvenient.Count Iblis said:Black body radiation at room temperature would consist of photons and electrons and positrons.
Vanadium 50 said:I don't think so. The photon carries weak hypercharge (the structure of the theory of weak hypercharge is identical to the theory of electric charge), and it moves at c just fine.
Phrak said:Could you explain how it is that if an electron has mass, so would other charged particles have mass?
Phrak said:It seems that in stripping an electron of charge to obtain a neutrino, most but not all, of it's mass disappears.
malawi_glenn said:And why is that worth knowing in this discussion?
pallidin said:Because the OP asked why must charge be associated with mass, and the link statement say's that that is not always the case. So I felt it was relevant.
George Jones said:I have been reading an essay by Penrose about his latest outrageous proposal about the Big Bang, and he mentioned the QED aspect of massless charged particles. From his essay in the book On Space and Time:
"However, there cannot be massless charged particles in existence now, or else their potential presence would have become manifest in pair annihilation processes. This point was stressed to me by James Bjorken."
naima said:In "The road to reality" Penrose also talks about zigzaging massless electrons!
cabraham said:That's a good question. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer. These types of questions are good to ponder. They expand our thinking.
Claude
Defennder said:Well to be unnecessarily pedantic, he asked why charges cannot be massless. He didn't ask why mass did not have to be associated with charges, something which your link would bear more relevance to.
Why do charges are attracted by massDaleSpam said:That is a good question. I am sure there would be some problem with a charge moving at c, but I don't know what.
Ibn-ul-hathim said:Why do charges are attracted by mass
Defennder said:Well to be unnecessarily pedantic, he asked why charges cannot be massless. He didn't ask why mass did not have to be associated with charges, something which your link would bear more relevance to.
ZapperZ said:Where do you find charges "attracted" by mass? An electron is not attracted by a neutron.
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Particles have both charge and mass because they are fundamental properties of matter. Charge is a fundamental property that determines the electromagnetic interactions between particles, while mass is a fundamental property that determines the gravitational interactions between particles.
Charge and mass are related through the equation E=mc^2, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light. This equation shows that mass and energy are interchangeable, and charge is a form of energy. Therefore, charge and mass are inherently connected through this relationship.
Charge is necessary for an object to have mass because it is a fundamental property that contributes to the total energy of the object. Without charge, the object would not have the necessary energy to exist as a mass. Additionally, charge is necessary for the electromagnetic interactions that hold particles together to form an object with mass.
No, an object cannot have mass without charge. As mentioned before, charge is a fundamental property that contributes to the total energy of an object. Without charge, the object would not have the necessary energy to exist as a mass. Additionally, charge is necessary for the electromagnetic interactions that hold particles together to form an object with mass.
The presence of charge affects the behavior of an object in many ways. For example, charged objects can experience electromagnetic forces, which can cause them to attract or repel each other. Charge can also affect an object's interactions with other charged particles and electromagnetic fields. Additionally, the presence of charge can determine an object's stability and ability to form bonds with other particles.