boem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 years agoAntimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theorywww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down10cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkAntimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theorywww.nature.comboem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-squarefoyrkopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoBecause one common assumption was that the universe might contain as much antimatter as matter. Which begs the question: Where did it go? We would notice a huge amount of annihilation reactions in the solar system. “Antimatter falls up” (is gravitationally repelled instead of attracted by normal matter) was an easy hypothesis to explain that.
Because one common assumption was that the universe might contain as much antimatter as matter.
Which begs the question: Where did it go? We would notice a huge amount of annihilation reactions in the solar system.
“Antimatter falls up” (is gravitationally repelled instead of attracted by normal matter) was an easy hypothesis to explain that.