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what is the difference between antimatter sun and a matter one, thanks.
tataraperz said:Could there be "humans" made of antimatter and be excactly equal to us in every aspect?
Bob S said:I think the neutrino/anti-neutrino ratio would be different if the Sun were made of antimatter. The "missing solar neutrinos" problem was the focus of neutrino research for a while. Also, the solar wind (slow proton plasmas) would be antimatter, which would have been detected by now.
Bob S
Bob S said:I think the neutrino/anti-neutrino ratio would be different if the Sun were made of antimatter. The "missing solar neutrinos" problem was the focus of neutrino research for a while. Also, the solar wind (slow proton plasmas) would be antimatter, which would have been detected by now.
twofish-quant said:The signature of anti-matter is 511 kev Gamma rays.
Which have been detected in lighting
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110111-thunderstorms-antimatter-beams-fermi-radiation-science-space/
supergalactic said:Whoa 100 trillion positrons, this just happened and I guess it hit their spacecraft twice? Thought that might knock out all the electronics,
What does being "over Egypt" have to do with any thing?supergalactic said:Whoa 100 trillion positrons, this just happened and I guess it hit their spacecraft twice? Thought that might knock out all the electronics, wow, what a coincidence that it was over Egypt too!
No, lightning has nothing to do with "anti-matter".Could it be that a lowt amount of positrons are always meeting with Earth's electrons, but when lightning happens, there is simply more antimatter present?
Either way, I think the baryon asymmetry theory might start changing. Thanks for sharing this, good find.
Radrook said:Imagine an antimatter rogue star plowing its way through a thick regular matter dust and/or predominantly hydrogen cloud. Harmless fireworks galore? Or the eventual disintegration of the star itself? Of course dust cloud density and duration of the passage have to be taken into consideration.
HallsofIvy said:What does being "over Egypt" have to do with any thing?
HallsofIvy said:No, lightning has nothing to do with "anti-matter".
Matter and antimatter are essentially identical except for the opposite electrical charges they carry. While matter has a positive charge, antimatter has a negative charge. This difference in charge causes matter and antimatter to annihilate each other when they come into contact, releasing large amounts of energy in the form of gamma rays.
Both matter and antimatter suns are created through the process of nuclear fusion, where smaller particles combine to form larger particles. However, matter suns are primarily created through natural processes such as the fusion of hydrogen atoms in stars, while antimatter suns are artificially created in particle accelerators.
Studying matter and antimatter suns can provide valuable insights into the fundamental laws of physics, as well as the origins and evolution of the universe. Additionally, the energy released from the annihilation of matter and antimatter can potentially be harnessed for advanced propulsion systems and energy production.
No, matter and antimatter suns cannot coexist in the same space as they would immediately annihilate each other upon contact. This is why antimatter is not found in large quantities in the universe and is difficult to study.
While there are many known matter suns in our universe, there is currently no evidence of any existing antimatter suns. However, scientists believe that small amounts of antimatter may exist in the form of cosmic rays or in the aftermath of high-energy collisions.