boem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAntimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theorywww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkAntimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theorywww.nature.comboem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarePlibbert@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat exactly does "annihilation" mean in this context. Do both "atoms" give off energy and convert to sub atomic particles? Does one atom kind of "win" over the other and undergo fission instead of complete annihilation?
minus-squareDr. Bluefall@toast.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAnnihilation means exactly that - both particles destroy each other on contact, releasing the energy that composed them.
What exactly does "annihilation" mean in this context. Do both "atoms" give off energy and convert to sub atomic particles? Does one atom kind of "win" over the other and undergo fission instead of complete annihilation?
Annihilation means exactly that - both particles destroy each other on contact, releasing the energy that composed them.