Mass Caused by a Field: Force Carriers & Spin

In summary, you are suggesting that the field has to give the relation, for one unit of mass:force is inversely proportional to [(distance between particle which has mass and particle that causes field) x (1 - v^2/c^2)^1/2 ] ?
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kurious
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Is it the case that, for mass being caused by a particle being repelled by a field (the bigger the force of repulsion, the greater the mass),
that the field has to give the relation, for one unit of mass:
force is inversely proportional to
[(distance between particle which has mass and particle that causes field)
x (1 - v^2/c^2)^1/2 ] ?

And what spin would the force carriers of this mass-giving field have?
Would it be spin 2 ?
 
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kurious said:
Is it the case that, for mass being caused by a particle being repelled by a field (the bigger the force of repulsion, the greater the mass),
that the field has to give the relation, for one unit of mass:
force is inversely proportional to
[(distance between particle which has mass and particle that causes field)
x (1 - v^2/c^2)^1/2 ] ?

And what spin would the force carriers of this mass-giving field have?
Would it be spin 2 ?


This formula You are "suggesting" is not right, though. The mass-term in mass-generating processes depends offcourse on how this mass is acquired. Just look at how things like effective mass or dynamically generated mass works.

Infinities then have to be "eleminated" by applying renormalization or regularization.

based upon these data one cannot speak about no spin... If you want to determen the spin-value, you are going to have to look at how these particles interact. i mean what is conserved and what law is not. Then you start doing some group-theory...just like the explanation of the eightfold-way...

You are using the gamma-factor for "relativistic mass" from special relativity. Note that this factor is a consequence of the fact that the light speed is a universal constant. It is a property that is omnipresent in special relativity, yet it has nothing to do with mass-generation in QFT...

regards
marlon
 
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Marlon:
You are using the gamma-factor for "relativistic mass" from special relativity. Note that this factor is a consequence of the fact that the light speed is a universal constant. It is a property that is omnipresent in special relativity, yet it has nothing to do with mass-generation in QFT

Kurious:
Special relativity describes how mass increases with increasing speed.
Why should this not relate to the mass a particle has at a certain speed according
to Higgs theory?
These masses should be the same?
 
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kurious said:
Marlon:
You are using the gamma-factor for "relativistic mass" from special relativity. Note that this factor is a consequence of the fact that the light speed is a universal constant. It is a property that is omnipresent in special relativity, yet it has nothing to do with mass-generation in QFT

Kurious:
Special relativity describes how mass increases with increasing speed.
Why should this not relate to the mass a particle has at a certain speed according
to Higgs theory?
These masses should be the same?


No, because mass is also generated by interactions with virtual particles for example. So the relation you are proposing is not complete enough, even i think you are forgetting the most important factor.
Usually one calculates the mass of a particle modulo this massterm from special relativity because it is the same for every particle. The way they interact is NOT. This mass-term of special relativity does not learn us anything new in this case, the case of QFT that is.

Offcourse it can not be ignored...


regards
marlon
 
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Marlon:
No, because mass is also generated by interactions with virtual particles for example

Kurious:
And this is true whether or not the Higgs theory is correct.
 
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kurious said:
Marlon:
No, because mass is also generated by interactions with virtual particles for example

Kurious:
And this is true whether or not the Higgs theory is correct.


Yes, because the way that mass is generated is purely dependent on the way that particles interact.

Offcourse, to be clear i cannot be sure that the Higgs-theory is correct.

regards
marlon
 
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A mass such as a proton moving through a volume of particles with which it can exchange force mediating bosons , would get closer to some of the surrounding particles as it moved faster because it would take a bigger force to slow the proton at a higher speed (assuming the force between the proton and the other particles is repulsive and gets greater with decreasing distance between them).The factor 1 / (1 - v^2/c^2)^1/2 could be proportional to the force acting on the proton and it could therefore be an accurate measure of
how the quantized field is behaving at different distances.The mass could be proportional to the force, just as an electron has a mass caused by the force
acting on it as it passes through some crystals.The particles resisting the proton's mass would have to move behind it as it moves forwards and repel the proton to make up for the fact that it has been slowed down a bit.The magnitude of this slowing and speeding up of the proton could be tested experimentally.
 
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kurious said:
A mass such as a proton moving through a volume of particles with which it can exchange force mediating bosons , would get closer to some of the surrounding particles as it moved faster because it would take a bigger force to slow the proton at a higher speed (assuming the force between the proton and the other particles is repulsive and gets greater with decreasing distance between them).The factor 1 / (1 - v^2/c^2)^1/2 could be proportional to the force acting on the proton and it could therefore be an accurate measure of
how the quantized field is behaving at different distances.The mass could be proportional to the force, just as an electron has a mass caused by the force
acting on it as it passes through some crystals.The particles resisting the proton's mass would have to move behind it as it moves forwards and repel the proton to make up for the fact that it has been slowed down a bit.The magnitude of this slowing and speeding up of the proton could be tested experimentally.


Possible, yet again very speculative. Consider this : Force equals mass * acceleration. If you want to express the behaiviour of a force in function of the mass then you got to make sure that you know exactly what the acceleration does during the processes at hand.

Also, once again, keep in mind that the way particles interact also depends on their energy scale. I mean faster moving particles are very likely to behave in a totally different manner as the slower "brothers". Your statement about this proton that comes in with higher velocity is not true in most QFT-cases. You keep thinking to much in terms of the classical Newtonian physics, which does not apply in the cases you are trying to describe. That is why i say all this is nice, yet very speculative...

Newton does not know the concept of force carries.

regards
marlon
 
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Thanks for your comments Marlon.
I'll let you know if I can take this idea anywhere.
 

1. What is the concept of mass being caused by a field?

The concept of mass being caused by a field refers to the idea that the presence of a field can give particles their mass. In other words, particles interact with the field, which in turn gives them their mass.

2. What are force carriers and how do they contribute to mass?

Force carriers are particles that are responsible for carrying forces between particles. In the case of mass being caused by a field, force carriers interact with the field and give particles their mass through this interaction.

3. How does spin play a role in the concept of mass caused by a field?

Spin is a fundamental property of particles that determines how they interact with fields. In the case of mass being caused by a field, the spin of the force carriers and particles dictates the strength of their interaction with the field, thus contributing to their mass.

4. Is the concept of mass being caused by a field widely accepted in the scientific community?

Yes, the concept of mass being caused by a field is widely accepted in the scientific community as it is supported by experimental evidence and is consistent with the standard model of particle physics.

5. Are there any real-world applications of the concept of mass caused by a field?

Yes, the concept of mass being caused by a field has practical applications in fields such as high energy physics, where it helps us understand the behavior of particles and their interactions. It also has implications in technology, such as in the development of particle accelerators and other advanced technologies.

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