1. a force field is a region of space-time that is altered by an elementary particle that sits in the center of that certain region of space-time?
2. the affect of celestial objects on the space-time they occupy is so great because the little affects of all of their elementary particles add up? (a lot of little gravity = great gravity; is this the case in magnets too, only with electromagnetism?)
3. force fields affect the movement of elementary particles, but can force fields interact with each other?
4. does an electron on x energy level have a smaller/weaker force field surrounding it than an electron on x+1 energy level?
5. are photons so fast because they don't have to "carry" force fields with themselves as they travel?
2. the affect of celestial objects on the space-time they occupy is so great because the little affects of all of their elementary particles add up? (a lot of little gravity = great gravity; is this the case in magnets too, only with electromagnetism?)
3. force fields affect the movement of elementary particles, but can force fields interact with each other?
4. does an electron on x energy level have a smaller/weaker force field surrounding it than an electron on x+1 energy level?
5. are photons so fast because they don't have to "carry" force fields with themselves as they travel?
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1. A FF is a volume of space-time that is filled with messenger sub atomic particles that carry the force message. Photons, gravitons, gluons, and W and Z particles are such messengers for the EM, gravity, strong, and weak forces respectively.
2. Not clear what you've said here. But in general superposition does apply to forces. That is, F = SUM(f) the resulting force stems from the sum of all the contributing forces.
3. That's the 64 million dollar question isn't it? The so-called grand unification theory (GUT) is attempting to merge all these fields into one meta force field. The speculation is that's the way the universe began back before you were born. It started with the big bang and one small ball of very hot plasma where all the forces were one. They didn't gel out until micro seconds later as the universe cooled down a bit. But for now, no the fields are independent of each other.
4. Although the E field depends solely on the source of the field (and some geometry), the B field depends in part on the movement of the source. [See source.] As higher energy electrons exhibit more kinetic energy, I presume the B field, but not the E field, would grow with the increased electron energy. I do know that higher energy electrons release higher energy photons (EM force field carriers) when snapping back to their natural, lower levels.
5. No. Photons are the force field. As a group they are the constituents of the EM force field. So they are not carrying anything. What you suggest is like saying the water molecules in the ocean are carrying the ocean when they are the ocean.
To your addendum: The distinction between mass and energy is blurred. But we divide total energy E = Mc^2 between kinetic k = Mvc and rest mass equivalent e = mc^2. When the electron takes on a photon, that increases k but not e. So its rest mass does not change. M = m/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2) is relativistic inertia for a rest mass m going v speed.
2. Not clear what you've said here. But in general superposition does apply to forces. That is, F = SUM(f) the resulting force stems from the sum of all the contributing forces.
3. That's the 64 million dollar question isn't it? The so-called grand unification theory (GUT) is attempting to merge all these fields into one meta force field. The speculation is that's the way the universe began back before you were born. It started with the big bang and one small ball of very hot plasma where all the forces were one. They didn't gel out until micro seconds later as the universe cooled down a bit. But for now, no the fields are independent of each other.
4. Although the E field depends solely on the source of the field (and some geometry), the B field depends in part on the movement of the source. [See source.] As higher energy electrons exhibit more kinetic energy, I presume the B field, but not the E field, would grow with the increased electron energy. I do know that higher energy electrons release higher energy photons (EM force field carriers) when snapping back to their natural, lower levels.
5. No. Photons are the force field. As a group they are the constituents of the EM force field. So they are not carrying anything. What you suggest is like saying the water molecules in the ocean are carrying the ocean when they are the ocean.
To your addendum: The distinction between mass and energy is blurred. But we divide total energy E = Mc^2 between kinetic k = Mvc and rest mass equivalent e = mc^2. When the electron takes on a photon, that increases k but not e. So its rest mass does not change. M = m/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2) is relativistic inertia for a rest mass m going v speed.