Do quarks temporarily lose mass when giving off gravitons?

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The discussion centers on the concept of quarks and their mass in relation to the emission of gravitons. It is established that when a quark emits a graviton, it does not lose mass equivalent to the energy of the graviton. The principle of Conservation of Energy in quantum mechanics (QM) is emphasized, indicating that the mass of the quark remains unchanged despite the emission of energy. Additionally, the existence of gravitons, along with other particles like gluons and photons, remains uncertain.

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Imagine a quark, which has x mass. The quark gives off a graviton, which has y energy. My question is, before the graviton "snaps" back, would the quark lose mass equivalent to y energy?
That is,

xnew = xold - y

Where
xold is the mass of the quark,
xnew is the mass of the quark after giving off a graviton of y energy.
 
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No. You have apparently not studied the QM version of Conservation of Energy.

(Oh, and we're not sure Gravitons exist. Pretty much the same argument applies to Gluons, Photons, and W and Z bosons.
 
I haven't studied it; I'm not even out of my freshman year of high school. But you did give me something I might learn in my pass time. Thanks!
 

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