Re: Black holes and such

[Alberto Monteiro]

Dan Minette wrote:
>
>> What is the definition of the size of an electron?
> 
> The lower limit for dpdx>h (maybe h-bar, but that just 
> lowers the size limit by 2*pi). h=~4*10^-15 eVs 
> (electron volt seconds).  The maximum momentum
> transfer observed in electron-proton scattering is, 
> IIRC, about 200 Gev/c.
>
So, this momentum transfer generates the dp? What is
the logic for this? I would imagine that in an
electron-electron "head-on" collision there might
be a transfer of whatever moment the coming electron
had... but this is probably too much billiard-ball
modeling, and wrong :-)

Alberto Monteiro