Electron-Positron Attraction: How Do These Particles Interact?

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Electrons and positrons attract each other through electromagnetic forces due to their opposite charges. The interaction remains fundamentally electromagnetic, despite the positron being antimatter. Upon collision, the matter-antimatter properties lead to mutual annihilation, resulting in the emission of two gamma rays at 511 keV. This process highlights the distinction between attraction and the consequences of their interaction. Understanding this relationship is crucial for studying particle physics and antimatter behavior.
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I have been doing some thinking and I can't find the answer to my question anywhere, so I was wondering if someone else knew.

My question is simply this: Do electrons and positrons attract each other electromagnetically, or do the antimatter properties of the positron alter the interaction in some way?
 
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benk99nenm312 said:
I have been doing some thinking and I can't find the answer to my question anywhere, so I was wondering if someone else knew.

My question is simply this: Do electrons and positrons attract each other electromagnetically, or do the antimatter properties of the positron alter the interaction in some way?
The attraction is electromagnetic (positive & negative charges). The matter-antimatter effect is at the actual collision, mutual anihillation leading to a pair of 511 kev gamma rays.
 

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