Imagine there is a piece of paper negative mass

In summary, the conversation discusses the concept of negative mass and its potential effects on space-time. Negative mass is generally not accepted in physics and using it could have unpredictable consequences, such as creating a rip in space-time or keeping a wormhole open. This is similar to pushing down on a piece of paper with a pin, which creates a rip.
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Imagine there is a piece of paper negative mass simply pushes up while mass pushes down doesn't that mean that a black hole would be created by mass and negative be same a rip in the paper or in other words space

ps I am not very advanced in physics so don't flame me and try to keep your answers simple

thank you
 
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Using some punctuation marks and proper grammar would help us to understand what you want to say.

As a first guess. Using negative mass is a very bad thing to do in physics. If you do so, you open Pandora's box.
 
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A black hole is created by a huge amount of mass concentrated in a infitesimally small point pushing down on space-time because of gravity. It creates a rip because it is so small and dense.

This is analogous to pushing down on a piece of card with a pin, it creates a rip.

On the other hand negative mass particles could hypothetically be used to keep a wormhole open (and a wormhole is very similar to a black hole, except it is two-way).
 

1. What is negative mass?

Negative mass is a hypothetical concept in physics where an object would have a mass with a negative value. This would result in the object having the opposite gravitational properties of a normal object, causing it to repel other objects instead of attracting them.

2. Can negative mass exist?

At this point in time, there is no evidence to suggest that negative mass exists in our universe. It is purely a theoretical concept that has not been observed or proven.

3. What would be the implications of negative mass?

If negative mass were to exist, it would have profound implications for our understanding of physics and the universe. It could potentially explain the phenomenon of dark matter and lead to new discoveries about gravity and the structure of the universe.

4. How would negative mass behave in relation to normal matter?

Negative mass would behave in the opposite way to normal matter, as it would have negative gravitational properties. This means that it would repel normal matter and be repelled by it, rather than being attracted to it.

5. How is negative mass related to the concept of antimatter?

Negative mass is not the same as antimatter. While antimatter has the same mass as normal matter but with opposite electrical charges, negative mass has a negative value. Additionally, antimatter and negative mass would behave differently in terms of their interactions with normal matter.

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