In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:37:45 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Obviously....but then again >maybe free electrons and protons have no weight. [snip] The Solar corona (no to mention the Sun itself) is largely free electrons and protons, yet they are kept "attached" to the Sun by their weight....or are they kept there by their electric field...or are they the same thing? :)
When a charged particle tries to leave a neutral plasma, it leaves behind a particle of the opposite charge. That results in an attractive force between the plasma and the charged particle. If this force is summed over all particles, do we end up with "gravity"? (Just a "what if" - please all feel free to pounce at once. ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
