Physics:Quantum particles/charge

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Charge is a fundamental property of a particle that determines how it participates in interactions. The most familiar example is electric charge, which governs electromagnetic behavior.

File:Electric charge field.png

Electric charge determines how particles interact through electromagnetic fields.

Description

Particles can carry different types of charge depending on the interaction considered. For example, electric charge determines electromagnetic interactions, while other forms of charge determine participation in other fundamental forces.

Charge is conserved in physical processes and plays a central role in determining how particles influence each other.

Properties

  • determines interaction strength
  • conserved quantity
  • associated with fields

See also

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Index

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14. Plasma and fusion physics (8) ↑ Back to index
Conceptual illustration of plasma physics in a fusion context, showing magnetically confined ionized gas in a tokamak and the collective behavior governed by electromagnetic fields and transport processes.
Conceptual illustration of plasma physics in a fusion context, showing magnetically confined ionized gas in a tokamak and the collective behavior governed by electromagnetic fields and transport processes.

References


Author: Harold Foppele

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