Antimatter Electron vs Positron - Is There a Difference?

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not sure if this belongs in cosmology forum so move it if necessary.
is a positron the same thing as an anitmatter electron? yes I know it has a positive charge rather than negative but is it antimatter? or is there a such thing as a negatively charged antimatter electron and a positively charged antimatter positron?
 
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TalonD said:
not sure if this belongs in cosmology forum so move it if necessary.
is a positron the same thing as an anitmatter electron or is there a such thing as a negatively charged antimatter electron and a positively charged antimatter positron?
The positron is an aniti-electron.
There is no negatively charged anti-electron.