I know there is no such thing as anti-acceleration but if there was

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The discussion revolves around the hypothetical concept of "anti-acceleration" in relation to anti-gravitons, questioning whether such a term could accurately describe the behavior of these particles. Participants note that the graviton is believed to be its own antiparticle, complicating the idea of anti-gravity. The conversation highlights that while gravity causes objects to accelerate towards the ground, the notion of something accelerating "towards the sky" raises questions about the nature of this acceleration. Ultimately, the thread emphasizes that speculation beyond established scientific understanding is not permitted. The discussion concludes with the thread being closed due to these speculative elements.
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I know there is no such thing as anti-acceleration but if there was would it be the correct way in describing the acceleration of the hypothetical anti-graviton?
 
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What are you talking about? The anti-particle of a graviton would behave exactly the same as the normal graviton, as I believe the graviton is its own anti-particle since it's a spin-2 boson.
 


Ya its tough to make sense of what I mean, basically as something falls to the ground its accelerating due to gravity. So if something falls towards the sky its accelerating as well. Suppose this "anti-gravity" or "anti-graviton" is the result, would this different acceleration become the anti-acceleration? This is completely hypothetical mind you.
 


Unknown, such a thing is not known to be possible. I've seen math that says matter responding differently to gravity like this would still accelerate in the same direction, so I want to say no.
 


eXmag said:
I know there is no such thing as anti-acceleration but if there was would it be the correct way in describing the acceleration of the hypothetical anti-graviton?

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Ya its tough to make sense of what I mean, basically as something falls to the ground its accelerating due to gravity. So if something falls towards the sky its accelerating as well. Suppose this "anti-gravity" or "anti-graviton" is the result, would this different acceleration become the anti-acceleration? This is completely hypothetical mind you.

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