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There was something in last week's NewScientist about the possibility that there are two gravitational forces, one for leptons and one for baryons. Are physicists giving this serious thought?
Interesting idea though newscientistDragonfall said:There was something in last week's NewScientist about the possibility that there are two gravitational forces, one for leptons and one for baryons. Are physicists giving this serious thought?
Mammo said:Interesting idea though newscientist
Leptons and baryons are two different types of subatomic particles. Leptons are elementary particles that do not experience the strong nuclear force, while baryons are composite particles made up of three quarks. This means that leptons are fundamental particles, while baryons are made up of smaller particles.
According to the theory of general relativity, gravity is a result of the curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass or energy. Since leptons and baryons have different masses, their gravitational pull will be different. However, the difference in gravity is too small to be measured with current technology.
The difference in gravity between leptons and baryons is significant in understanding the behavior of subatomic particles and their interactions with each other. It also plays a role in the formation and evolution of the universe, as the distribution of matter and energy is affected by gravity.
The Standard Model of particle physics does not provide a complete explanation for the difference in gravities for leptons and baryons. While it does predict the masses of these particles, it does not fully explain the origin of mass itself, which is necessary to understand the difference in gravity.
Currently, there are no specific experiments being conducted to directly study the difference in gravities for leptons and baryons. However, scientists are constantly working on improving our understanding of the fundamental forces and particles, which may lead to future experiments that could shed light on this topic.