Could TIME or the age of matter be a factor?

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The discussion revolves around the potential relationship between time, the age of matter, and the properties of particles in the context of particle physics. Participants explore whether the age of particles formed after the Big Bang could influence the strengths of forces and the characteristics of matter, as well as the implications for matter-antimatter disparity.

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  • One participant suggests that the age of matter could affect the properties of particles and their interactions, proposing that younger matter may differ from older matter in terms of force strengths.
  • Another participant counters this idea by asserting that the laws of physics and particle properties have remained constant over time, implying that particles do not "age" in a way that affects their characteristics.
  • A follow-up question seeks clarification on whether all particles maintain the same characteristics since their formation.
  • A further response reiterates the idea that if particles do not age, then time may not play a significant role in the physical properties of particles, questioning the relevance of time in physics.

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Participants express disagreement regarding the role of time in the properties of particles, with some arguing for a connection between time and particle characteristics, while others maintain that the properties of particles are invariant over time.

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Participants reference the Big Bang as a point of origin for matter, but the implications of aging and time on particle properties remain unresolved and are subject to differing interpretations.

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Could "TIME" or the age of matter be a factor?

From my very basic "understanding" of particle physics and our search for hidden particles something keeps nagging at me; is it possible that quantity/quality of particles/boson are tied to time? In other words can the absolute age of any particular piece of matter such as when that particle was actually formed after the big bang determine the strengths of force/bond? IE: "Matter" that we have in our area of the universe is "younger" than matter in the area/time of the center of the big bang. And could the ultimate "aging" of matter account for the matter/anti matter disparity?
 
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No. Electrons do not know what time it is. Every indication is that the laws of physics, including the fundamental constants and the particle properties, are precisely the same today as they have always been, as far back in time as we can see.
 


so that's mean all of the particle as we know today.
have a same characteristic as long as it's form ?
 


Bill_K said:
No. Electrons do not know what time it is. Every indication is that the laws of physics, including the fundamental constants and the particle properties, are precisely the same today as they have always been, as far back in time as we can see.

So, you are saying that "everything" was created at what is called The Big Bang" and nothing ages? So "everything" just maybe changes states... energy to matter, matter to energy; around and around.

It seems to me that if what I think you are saying is true, then time or aging is not, was not and never will be a factor in the actual physicallity of particles of any types. Kinda makes me wonder what does time have to do with physics at all.
 

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