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Electric charge is definitely one of the three externally observable properties postulated by that theorem.
The no-hair theorem postulates that all black hole solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations of gravitation and electromagnetism in general relativity can be completely characterized by only three externally observable classical parameters: mass, electric charge, and angular momentum.
You enphasized "can" but I'd argue that "should" may have been a better choice. We've seen too many Einstein bashing threads and such on ATS showing what people CAN do, which is bash theories they don't really even understand!
Originally posted by Astyanax
Of course, most ATS members would probably argue that saying ‘leave it to the experts’ is just asking to have the wool pulled over one’s eyes by powerful conspirators. In scientific matters, though, and especially in physics, there’s often nothing else one can do.
[@Moduli:] I see you've gone to great lengths to sound smart with this one, but it really wasn't necessary. The Euler-Lagrange equations do, for example, model particle movement when subjected to a force, but, in that case, you surely know that the equation becomes the familiar F = ma... that is, force = mass x acceleration.
This might seem vague but, if the Higgs Boson (god particle) or whatever you wanna call it is magically discovered by the LHC is Switzerland, would this change our current understanding of physics?
How does the Ionic breeze work?
How does the van der graph work?
Can you strip electrons and gather them up, while you push protons somewhere else?
What happens when you make an electron rotate?
What happens when you have multiple electrons rotate around in a metal container?
Static electricity, why does it make your hair stand up?
What happens if you put them all together in one device? Is there such a thing as a static electric wall? I am totally ignorant here, give me a break.
Just as i thought.
When confronted with questions you obviously cannot answer, you ridicule.
WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF?
Originally posted by 1littlewolf
If time is basically change in matter, does not time need space in order for this change to take place?
Originally posted by morkington
If a black hole is supposedly a point of infinite density (I find this ridiculously hard to believe as the mathematical concepts of 'point' and 'infinity' do not seem to fit in a physical world), how can it have an edge and be in this physical universe?
What I mean is, if the gravitational force is subject to the inverse-square law and fades in strength the further away you get from the massive object, how can you 'fade' from infinite density to finite density?
Given that infinity isn't 'a very big number' but is beyond number, how can this mathematical concept of infinite density be considered a physical reality and be said to exist within a finite universe?
Originally posted by ImaFungi
What do you believe, if any, the significance of the reoccurring themes of spirals and swirls in the universe?
if the universe is expanding, where and what are the areas the universe has not yet expanded into?
Originally posted by Maslo
I have a question. If nothing can escape from beyond the event horizon, how come black holes can have electric charge? Charge is carried by exchange of (virtual) photons, and photons travel at the speed of light. How can mass beyond the event horizon exchange a photon with mass on the other side, when no photon can escape from beyond the horizon? Or are virtual particles not subject to gravity?
Originally posted by tokyodynamite
This might seem vague but, if the Higgs Boson (god particle) or whatever you wanna call it is magically discovered by the LHC is Switzerland, would this change our current understanding of physics?
Originally posted by Moduli
Originally posted by 1littlewolf
If time is basically change in matter, does not time need space in order for this change to take place?
Time is not "change in matter", that doesn't make sense. Space and time are parameters that describe the distribution of matter.
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects.[1] The temporal position of events with respect to the transitory present is continually changing; events happen, then are located further and further in the past. Source
Originally posted by Astyanax
reply to post by tokyodynamite
This might seem vague but, if the Higgs Boson (god particle) or whatever you wanna call it is magically discovered by the LHC is Switzerland, would this change our current understanding of physics?
No, it would confirm it. But if the LHC is not found, the Standard Model is probably in big trouble.
Originally posted by Viesczy
You guys are too deep, easiest one is:
What's it like making a dump truck full of money without ever having to produce tangible results beyond the math you use to create your specific reality?
Derek
Originally posted by Moduli
Time is not "change in matter", that doesn't make sense. Space and time are parameters that describe the distribution of matter.
If time is basically change, does not time need space in order for this change to take place?
I cannot see how time could exist independently of space.
Although I can see that space could exist independantly of time - e.g hypothetically if time froze, x would still be a specific distance away from y.
If time is not change then what is it?
Originally posted by Astyanax
If the LHC is not found, the Standard Model is probably in big trouble.
At 5 minutes in this video you can see the location of the lost socks, on the other side of a black hole:
Originally posted by mbkennel
Q: So Herr Doktor Schreiber, you are saying that one day, the entire particle accelerator, which cost hard-working German taxpayers at least 20 billion euros, just "got lost"?
A: Ja, it is so, like the sock you can't find in the dryer.
What do you have to go through to get funding for your research?