• Question: How can matter and antimatter be annihilated?

    Asked by bubulis to Aggelos, Andrew, Eileen, Naomi, Shane on 14 Nov 2012. This question was also asked by alina.
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      Andrew Jackson answered on 14 Nov 2012:

      I know very little about this kind of thing, particularly about antimatter. But, one of the fundamental laws of physics says that energy (and matter is a types energy – I think) can not be created nor destroyed.

      I think the physicists can help put me right or wrong here… Shane? Aggelos?

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      Eileen Diskin answered on 15 Nov 2012:

      I’m also not a physicist…but I think that what you’re talking about are antiparticles, which are found in SUPER hot environments – like when our universe was being created…in these kinds of conditions, matter and antimatter can collide and be destroyed. I think this produces energy. But the others might be able to explain better 🙂

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