The discussion centers on the implications of Coulomb's Law when applied to particles separated by a distance of one light year. Participants agree that the force would be extremely weak due to the inverse square law, which dictates that force diminishes with distance. Theoretical considerations suggest that unless the charges are extraordinarily high, the force remains negligible. Additionally, there is speculation about whether the original poster (OP) was inquiring about the time delay for the force to act over such a distance.
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I don’t understand the question. If someone asked “what happens to the force at 1 m distance?” what would be the answer you are looking for? What are you looking for with the word “happens”?Ggb said:Hi,
What happens to the force when the particle are kept at 1 light year distance. I agree practically the force would be very weak because of inverse square law, theoretically what happens to the force?
You already have the answer within the question. It would be very weak unless the charge on each particle was extremely high.Ggb said:I agree practically the force would be very weak because of inverse square law, theoretically what happens to the force?
Could he be wondering about the delay at 1ly?Dale said:If someone asked “what happens to the force at 1 m distance?” what would be the answer you are looking for?
If he means Coulomb's Law literally then I don't think so, no, because that's the field of an eternal stationary charge and it is unchanging throughout all of space. Maybe OP does mean something else, but he hasn't been seen since posting this so I reckon we should wait until he comes back before going too far off on a tangent. (I'm a shoo-in for this year's hypocrisy award with this...)sophiecentaur said:Could he be wondering about the delay?
Stand aside, young man - I'm ahead of your in the line.Ibix said:(I'm a shoo-in for this year's hypocrisy award with this...)
It could be that. I don’t know, which is why I asked.sophiecentaur said:Could he be wondering about the delay at 1ly?
sophiecentaur said:Could he be wondering about the delay at 1ly?
Ibix said:If he means Coulomb's Law literally then I don't think so, no, because that's the field of an eternal stationary charge and it is unchanging throughout all of space. Maybe OP does mean something else, but he hasn't been seen since posting this so I reckon we should wait until he comes back before going too far off on a tangent. (I'm a shoo-in for this year's hypocrisy award with this...)
sophiecentaur said:Stand aside, young man - I'm ahead of your in the line.
One minute? Looks like a "drive-by" to me.Dale said:It could be that. I don’t know, which is why I asked.