The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out Potential New Particles

Re:The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out Potential N... by ThinkBeat on Saturday April 15, 2023 @05:06PM (#35584519)

> I think the measurements don't say anything about the size or how the electron is distributed in the probability distribution

I fully admit i dont understand most of what I hear about particle physics anymore A lot seems non intuitive with the (dumb) model I have in my head. (That doesn't say much about tis accuracy)

If you are to make such extremely detailed measurements of anything you need to be able to observe it over time? (Though how much time varies a lot)

Presumably, a constantly moving electron whose location cannot established is a difficult thing measure?

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Re:The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out Potential N... by dave333 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @03:37AM (#35588047)

Well it depends how it is moving. Think of a spinning axle that is featureless - does it appear to move? How about a featureless disc bike wheel that is spinning? And the Mills model of the electron "orbitsphere" is a spherical fluid shell of charge that is spinning along all great circle routes. The charge distribution is not changing but the charge is spinning.

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