Hi guys,
I've got a question to do with physics. It's not related to the syllabus, but I can't really think where to put it otherwise, and internet searching has been of little help.
My question is this: are virtual particles affected by gravity?
The thing is, so far as i can work out, if virtual particles aren't affected by gravity then that basically throws a spanner in my understanding of gravity. I could explain exactly why, but it would be difficult and frankly I'm no physicist, and I'm fairly certain that i'm just missing out on some major basic principle that would make everything make sense.
I asked my physics teacher but he essentially ducked the question: I suspect he doesn't really know. I was under the impression that virtual particles AREN'T affected by gravity, but I dont really know where i got this from.