Is Anti-Gravity a Reality or Just a Concept?

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The discussion centers on the concept of anti-gravity, defined as the creation of a place or object free from the force of gravity. Participants reference the Wikipedia entries on anti-gravity and the gravitational interaction of antimatter, questioning whether anti-gravity is a legitimate scientific pursuit or merely a speculative idea. The consensus leans towards anti-gravity being more akin to science fiction, with comparisons made to perpetual motion machines and other unproven concepts. The conversation highlights the complexities of gravitational interactions, particularly regarding antimatter and black holes.

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Dear PF Forum,
I've been wondering lately about anti gravity.
I read anti matter and came across this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_interaction_of_antimatter

And I'm curious to now.
Is there really an anti gravity?
And I've read this wiki entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-gravity
Anti-gravity is an idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity. It does not refer to the lack of weight under gravity experienced in free fall or orbit, or to balancing the force of gravity with some other force, such as electromagnetism or aerodynamic lift
Is it true, or is just an idea?I can "imagine" repulsion as opposed to attraction, such as positive charge vs positive charge.
But gravity is not a force of attraction is it? Or it is?
It's just a curvature in space time, right?
And why would some particle, either matter or matter "realizes" that there's something attracts them. Wouldn't all they "know" is that they have to follow the shortest route in space time?

Or perhaps anti matter won't be attracted by gravity created by anti matter? This, I don't have any idea what I type. :headbang:
And supposed that above is true, which I really, really don't think it is, so what about black hole made from matter, wouldn't it be different by the one made from anti matter? Which I know that once it becomes a black whole, it doesn't matter (or anti matter :smile:?) that it comes from matter or anti matter.

Thanks for enlighten me.
 
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