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Pierre007080
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Hi Guys,
Your previous insights on the thread regarding gravitational rod shortening along the radial axis really helped me to have a naive but practical idea of what GR is about.
The next step in my thought process seems to be whether the EM force could induce rod shortening. The force formula (F = kq1q2/r^2) seems to have similar features to the gravitationalformula (except charge in stead of mass).
a)Are there simple formulae with regard to the radial rod shortening of a charged object (say negative) being attracted by another "STATIONARY" charge (say positive)?
b)Would it be possible to apply the same Lorentz type formulae as the case with gravity (GR)?
Perhaps you could use the theoretical example of a proton attracting an electron from infinity to explain?
MODERATORS EDIT: here is a link to the previous thread mentioned
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=441522
Your previous insights on the thread regarding gravitational rod shortening along the radial axis really helped me to have a naive but practical idea of what GR is about.
The next step in my thought process seems to be whether the EM force could induce rod shortening. The force formula (F = kq1q2/r^2) seems to have similar features to the gravitationalformula (except charge in stead of mass).
a)Are there simple formulae with regard to the radial rod shortening of a charged object (say negative) being attracted by another "STATIONARY" charge (say positive)?
b)Would it be possible to apply the same Lorentz type formulae as the case with gravity (GR)?
Perhaps you could use the theoretical example of a proton attracting an electron from infinity to explain?
MODERATORS EDIT: here is a link to the previous thread mentioned
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=441522
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