TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hoa Van Nguyen
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/28
TI  - A Fundamental Problem in Physics - (Mass vs Electric Charge)
JO  - Japan Journal of Research
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
AB  - In modern physics there exist opposite concepts regarding the constancy and the variability of two major
properties of the electron: its mass and its electric charge.
Section 1: Mainstream physicists consider the mass of the electron as varying with its velocity while its
electric charge as a fundamental constant of physics.
Section 2: On the other hand, many other physicists maintain the opposite concept: the mass of the
electron is invariant in all physical conditions while its electric charge is variable.
Section 3: In the case when the mass is invariant, a mathematical expression for the variability of the
electric charge of the electron in external fields will be deduced.
Section 4: A thought experiment to demonstrate the variability of the electric charge of the electron in
a changing magnetic field.
Section 5: Discussions
i) Why is the electric charge changed in external field?
ii) Renormalizing the mass is problematic
iii) Renormalizing the electric charge is innovative
iv) The mystery of the mass of the muon
v) The controversial concept of time dilation
SN  - 2690-8077
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2690-8077.1115
DO  - 10.33425/2690-8077.1115