Zarnaxus Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I have heard once that antimatter is similar to regular matter, execpt it has the opposite charge AND it is travelling backward in time. I am not exactly sure the source from which i got this information, but i would like it to be clarified. How does it work? How did someone discover this? and why does it make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Antimatter is indistinguishable from matter traveling backward in time, owing to the symmetries involved (charge, parity and time-reversal). That's not quite the same as saying it is matter traveling backward in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarnaxus Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 so how did someone reach this conclusion and how does it make sense (why is it indistinguishable from matter traveling backward in time)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 As I said, it's due to the symmetries. The concept is part of Feynman diagrams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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