M. next Messages 380 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Apr 26, 2014 #1 Why is that gravity is weak at the quantum level?
mfb Mentor Insights Author Messages 37,497 Reaction score 14,384 Apr 26, 2014 #2 Gravity is always weak. Why? We don't know. It just happens to be the most important force for astronomic objects as gravity has no opposite charges, so more mass always means more gravitational force.
Gravity is always weak. Why? We don't know. It just happens to be the most important force for astronomic objects as gravity has no opposite charges, so more mass always means more gravitational force.
M. next Messages 380 Reaction score 0 Apr 26, 2014 #3 Aren't there some explanations? Or at least theories that TRIED to explain this?
mfb Mentor Insights Author Messages 37,497 Reaction score 14,384 Apr 26, 2014 #4 There are some ideas, but not in the way you would say "oh, it is obvious gravity is weak!". This is known as the Hierarchy problem.
There are some ideas, but not in the way you would say "oh, it is obvious gravity is weak!". This is known as the Hierarchy problem.