Feeling Gravity

To get a feel for why particles tend to attract one another one can start with a few simple particles and move towards what looks like an infinite number of particles in a large mass. When there are few particles involved the phenomenon is known as the London force. The London force shows that seemingly inert or non-bonding atoms will still attract one another.

The London forces have been simulated. Electrons moving at one percent the speed of light repel each other much faster than their nucleus repel each other. Electrons neutrons and protons fill in where the electron was ejected. This forces the neutrons and protons together with the electrons circulating.

The same phenomenon repeats itself in a linear manner as a mass of particles grows. It never hurts to underline just how many particles a mass has. One kilogram of a given material may have more than ten to the twenty atoms in it. The vast number of particles with a linear growth in attractive forces due to the asymmetry between electrons and their ionic nucleus make for a 'weak attraction' known as gravity.

The tendency towards the center of mass will be for the electrons to interact and be ejected towards the periphery of the mass. Meanwhile the charge balance theorem and the missing mass from the ejected electron will force electrons, neutrons and protons towards the center of mass in what is known as the 'weak force'.

Buoyancy and Particle Size as it Relates to Gravity

An old birthday trick has us filling a balloon with Helium. The Helium displaces a large volume of space with a light mass causing a low density. Relatively speaking there exists a vacuum where we find a concentration of Helium inside the balloon. Pressure is exerted on all boundaries of the relative vacuum known as our birthday balloon. There is more pressure at the bottom of the balloon and the low density balloon rises.

In the case of a helium balloons the inside of the balloon is filled with less dense single helium ions that associate themselves with two electrons. Outside the balloon we find Nitrogen diatomic molecules which are much more dense. Due to the large root mean squared speed of all of these molecules they find a buoyant balance very quickly. The balloon rises. This is the contrast between Helium and diatomic Nitrogen.

Electrons and ions of Silicon and iron exist in a veritable mesh in the Earth's mantle. The speed at which the electrons move with respect to the speed of the ions is fantastic. Ions stay still with a Brownian motion component whilst electrons dart about at one percent of the speed of light - root mean squared speed. The electron portion of the molecules that make up the Earth have a lower density. Electron charge pushes outwards from the center of mass while more massive ions or slower electrons will be pulled towards the center of mass.