Spacetime is curved by mass energy but not by electric charge
the verdict
REFUTED
the evidence says no
confidence 10/100
The claim that spacetime is not curved by electric charge is refuted by general relativity and Einstein-Maxwell theory, in which electric charge creates its own electromagnetic stress-energy tensor that contributes directly to the curvature of spacetime.
Evidence against · 5
Uniqueness of the static Einstein–Maxwell spacetimes with a photon sphere
2015 · cited by 39
Paper 1 discusses Einstein-Maxwell spacetimes, demonstrating that electrically charged black holes (described by Reissner-Nordström metrics) have spacetimes explicitly curved by both mass and electric charge.
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More against · 4
A new unified theory of electromagnetic and gravitational interactions
2015 · cited by 18
Paper 2 presents field equations where electromagnetic sources and charge interact with spacetime curvature alongside mass-energy.
Corrected Thermodynamics of Black Holes in <i>f</i>(<i>R</i>) Gravity with Electrodynamic Field and Cosmological Constant.
2024 · cited by 1
Paper 5 studies thermodynamics of charged black holes in modified gravity, reinforcing that electric charge is an integral component of the curved spacetime geometry in electrodynamic black hole solutions.
Isotropic fluid structures and role of non-metricity on their dynamics governed by an electric charge: A theoretical study.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 investigates the dynamics of stellar structures governed by electric charge within modified gravity, showing that charge directly impacts the spacetime metric and curvature.
Estimation of mass and radii for charged compact objects using a modified Chaplygin equation of state in the Buchdahl-I metric.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper 11 uses Einstein-Maxwell field equations to model charged relativistic stellar objects, confirming that electric charge contributes to the overall gravitational and geometric structure.