Does the Formation of Positive and Negative Mass Occur Throughout the Universe?

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Does the formation of +ve mass and -ve mass from a specific point happen throughout the universe ?
Just like in case of hawking radiation
 
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Allen_Wolf said:
Does the formation of +ve mass and -ve mass from a specific point happen throughout the universe ?
Just like in case of hawking radiation
Negative mass is not known to exist.
 
Chalnoth said:
Negative mass is not known to exist.
but what about in the theory of hawking radiation?
 
Allen_Wolf said:
but what about in the theory of hawking radiation?
The description of a negative-mass particle falling into the black hole is a heuristic that doesn't actually describe what's going on.