Re: Mechanical destruction of electrons?

sigidunum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Is it possible to destroy electrons by any means other than
> annihilation with an oppositely-charged particle?
> 
> I'm thinking in particular of mechanical means -- pressure, tidal
> forces, what have you -- but is there anything?
> 
> 
> Doug M.

Well, for all that we know the electron (and all the other elementary 
particles like quarks, mus, Z/W,...) is point-like. i.e. it doesn't have 
any spatial extension. Given this, it'll be really tricky to find 
something to punch/squeeze/lobotomize an electron.
So, I tend to agree with the other posters, the simplest means to get 
rid of an electron is to give it a positron to cuddle up to.

Tommy

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