Re: Gravity at the Molecular Level
- From: Richard Saam <rdsaam@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:10:20 +0000 (UTC)
Rich L. wrote:
On Feb 5, 5:04 am, Mea505 <mea...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Question:
Is is safe to assume that gravity plays any part at all in the
molecular level of quantum mechanics, and, if so, what has not anyone
assumed that, albeit small, that gravity may play a part in the
molecule, rather than merely the electrical charges imposed upon the
electrons and the nucleus of an atom?
If you calculate the electrostatic force between an electron and
proton at a distance of 1 nm (more or less typical of atomic
dimensions), and then calculate the force due to the gravitational
attraction between the electron and proton, and then calculate the
ratio of the electric force to the gravitationbal force, you get a
ratio of 2.27E+39 (that is 227 followed by 37 zeros). The
gravitational corrections to the orbits of electrons in atoms is
unmeasurable by current technology. Even the often quoted extreme
precision of QED predictions, out 8 or more decimal places, is still
far too crude to see any effect due to gravitation.
Rich L.
Yes, the electric force to the gravitational force
Fe/FG = e^2 /(G m^2) ratio 2.27E+39 is true but:
an interesting relationship at the atomic and universe level holds:
h H ~ G m^2 / R ~ 1E10-44 erg
where:
e = charge
h = Plancks constant
H = Hubble constant
G = gravity constant
m = a mass inbetween an electron and proton
R = radius of a proton
Eddington used to think about these things.
Anybody care to provide some physical insight?
Richard D. Saam
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