Yes,south said:TL;DR Summary: What if were there a second type of elementary charge ?
Is there only one type of elementary charge?
What does that mean? Can you write down an equation? (If not, that says something about your question)south said:Could there be another different type that we don't know yet?
Read about quarks here.south said:TL;DR Summary: What if were there a second type of elementary charge ?
Is there only one type of elementary charge? The type of elemental charge that appears on particles such as electron, proton, etc. It is well known. Could there be another different type that we don't know yet?
In the quark model, electric charge is not the only elementary one. There is also color charge, which is a property of quarks, as well as other properties such isospin and strangeness etc.south said:TL;DR Summary: What if were there a second type of elementary charge ?
Is there only one type of elementary charge? The type of elemental charge that appears on particles such as electron, proton, etc. It is well known. Could there be another different type that we don't know yet?
I can't mathematically formulate the core of my question. I can only comment on the reason for my question. I refer this to the vacuum. Two photons collide with each other under suitable conditions and a welectron-positron pair is the result of the collision.Vanadium 50 said:Yes,
What does that mean? Can you write down an equation? (If not, that says something about your question)
Thank you PeroK for assisting me.I refer the question to two types of electrodynamic charging, not including chromodynamic properties.PeroK said:In the quark model, electric charge is not the only elementary one. There is also color charge, which is a property of quarks, as well as other properties such isospin and strangeness etc.
You lost me. The electron and the position each have electric charge. You want to know if that charge can come from photons via some as-yet unknown type of electric charge? Why would it if it's a different type of electric charge?south said:My question is equivalent to asking what happens if the only feasible possibility was that the charge came from the photons. Photons cannot have the type of electronic charge,
This happened historically. Protons were discovered to have other types of charged. Later on the force that uses those charges was unified with electromagnetism.south said:TL;DR Summary: What if were there a second type of elementary charge ?
Is there only one type of elementary charge? The type of elemental charge that appears on particles such as electron, proton, etc. It is well known. Could there be another different type that we don't know yet?
Thank you very much for assisting me. I got lost too. Cordial greetings.Mister T said:You lost me. The electron and the position each have electric charge. You want to know if that charge can come from photons via some as-yet unknown type of electric charge? Why would it if it's a different type of electric charge?
Thank you very much for assisting me. Cordial greetings.Dale said:This happened historically. Protons were discovered to have other types of charged. Later on the force that uses those charges was unified with electromagnetism.
In the context of particle physics, the phrase refers to the concept that all electric charges can be classified into two categories: positive and negative. However, the existence of only one type of elementary electric charge suggests that there is a fundamental unit of charge, which is carried by elementary particles such as electrons and protons. This idea is rooted in the standard model of particle physics.
The existence of both positive and negative charges arises from the interactions between particles. For example, electrons carry a negative charge while protons carry a positive charge. These charges are manifestations of the same fundamental property, but they differ in sign. The attraction between opposite charges and repulsion between like charges is what leads to the observable effects of electricity and magnetism.
If there were only one type of electric charge, all particles would either have a positive or a negative charge, leading to a lack of electromagnetic interactions as we know them. This would fundamentally alter the structure of matter, as atoms rely on the attraction between positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons to maintain stability. Without this balance, the formation of atoms and, consequently, matter as we understand it would be impossible.
Charge is a key property that mediates electromagnetic interactions, one of the four fundamental forces of nature (the others being gravity, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force). The electromagnetic force is responsible for the behavior of charged particles, governing how they interact with one another. This interaction is crucial for various phenomena, including electricity, magnetism, and even chemical bonding, which are essential for the existence of complex structures, including life.
Some advanced theoretical frameworks, such as certain Grand Unified Theories (GUTs) and string theory, explore the idea of unifying the different forces and charges in a more fundamental way. These theories suggest that at extremely high energies, the distinctions between different types of charge might disappear, potentially leading to a single unified charge. However, these ideas remain speculative and have not been experimentally verified.