Gravity and Charge: Physics' Blind Spot ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Does Gravity Care About Electric Charge? A Minimalist Model and Experimental Test"
Physicists will test for the first time whether gravity depends on electric charge — a simple device could open a new chapter.
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We're used to the idea that a hammer and a feather fall identically in a vacuum. But imagine: an electrified object might fall a bit faster or slower. Scientists have found a way to check this — and peek into an unexplored corner of physics.
🎯 The electron holds the record for charge-to-mass ratio: 1836 times that of a proton. If the effect exists, electrons would fall noticeably differently from neutral particles.
\Delta a / g = \kappa (q/m)
The deviation of gravitational acceleration, Δa, from the usual acceleration g depends on the charge q to mass m ratio through an unknown constant κ.