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Experimental Proposal to Determine the Gravitational Effect of Electrostatic Field Energy
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Kentucky University, Kentucky, USA
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 16 (2025)·Pages 1465–1478·Published 30 September 2025·DOI10.4236/jmp.2025.1610071
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Abstract
All charged particles possess electrostatic field energy. The gravitational acceleration generated by this energy form has been theoretically predicated but to date it has not been experimentally confirmed. We show how a hollow electrical insulator with electrons inside the hollow space can be employed in a torsion balance instrument to measure this effect.
KeywordsGeneral RelativityElectrostatic Field EnergyTorsion Balance Instrument
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