# How was electrical charge formed in the Big Bang?

We know that fundamental particles (Quarks, electrons, etc.) were formed a while after the Big Bang. How was their electrical charge (its value and sign) determined? Was electrical charge present in the pre-Big Bang singularity and then distributed between particles, or the electrical charge was itself formed after the Big Bang? If the latter, how was the electrical charge produced? How was it assigned to different particles?

• The Wikipedia article on baryogenesis doesn't directly answer your question, but it's certainly relevant. – Emilio Pisanty Nov 18 '18 at 21:37
• The net electrical charge of the universe seems to be zero, so no net charge was produced. – G. Smith Nov 19 '18 at 0:17
• G. Smith But HOW did electrons and protons get charged? Where did this charge come from? – Ali Lavasani Nov 19 '18 at 0:22

Charge and energy-momentum are both locally conserved in general relativity. Cosmological solutions don't extend to the singularity at $$t=0$$, they only cover $$t>0$$. According to GR, charge and energy-momentum have been locally conserved at all times $$t>0$$. GR doesn't say anything about how this connects to a time $$t\le 0$$, because according to these models, there is no $$t \le0$$.