Month: September 2022

SMALL STEP. “The nuclei of antihelium have been artificially produced, albeit with difficulty, and are the most complex anti-nuclei so far observed.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

PERIODIC ANTI-TABLE. “Physical principles indicate that complex antimatter atomic nuclei are possible, as well as anti-atoms corresponding to the known chemical elements.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

THE PUZZLER. “There is strong evidence that the observable universe is composed almost entirely of ordinary matter, as opposed to an equal mixture of matter and antimatter. This asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the visible universe is one of the great unsolved problems in physics.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

PUZZLER BY NAME. “The process by which this inequality between matter and antimatter particles developed is called baryogenesis.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

E=MC2. “Antimatter coming in contact with matter will annihilate both while leaving behind pure energy.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

IDENTICAL BUT OPPOSITE. “There are compelling theoretical reasons to believe that, aside from the fact that antiparticles have different signs on all charges (such as electric and baryon charges), matter and antimatter have exactly the same properties.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

NOT DIFFERENT. “This means a particle and its corresponding antiparticle must have identical masses and decay lifetimes (if unstable).” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn

ANTIMATTER STARS. “It also implies that, for example, a star made up of antimatter (an "antistar") will shine just like an ordinary star.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter View in LinkedIn