Relationship between energy and electrical charge?

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The discussion establishes a definitive relationship between energy and electrical charge, highlighting the equation E=mc² and its implications in atomic physics. It details the energy calculation for a spherical distribution of charge Q with radius R, represented as E=3/5 * (1/4πε₀) * (Q²/R). The conversation emphasizes that mass is a form of energy and outlines the conservation laws governing energy transformations, particularly the conservation of charge, which mandates that charged particles must be created in oppositely charged pairs.

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E=mc² shows the relationship between matter (mass) and energy, but another elementary information in the atomic physics is the electrical charge. So exist some relationship between energy and electrical charge?
 
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The famous relationship is properly ##E=\gamma mc^2##, where the gamma comes from relativity.
It is an identity - mass is another form of energy.

The Universe has other rules - you cannot freely convert one form of energy into another.
i.e. kinetic energy does not spontaneously turn into gravitational potential energy - you also have to direct the momentum upwards.

As well as conservation of energy, you have to obey other conservation laws.
One of them is a conservation of charge.

The effect of charge is that you can only create charged particles in oppositely charged pairs.
 
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