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LHCb Experiment Observes New Matter-Antimatter Difference

Posted by Unknown on from the anti-matter-was-fired-years-ago dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Matter and antimatter are thought to have existed in equal amounts at the beginning of the Universe, but today the Universe appears to be composed essentially of matter. By studying subtle differences in the behavior of particles and antiparticles, experiments at the LHC are seeking to cast light on this dominance of matter over antimatter. Now the LHCb experiment has observed a preference for matter over antimatter known as CP-violation in the decay of neutral B0s particles. The results are based on the analysis of data collected by the experiment in 2011."

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  1. I'm Definitely Antimatter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now the LHCb experiment has observed a preference for matter over antimatter known as CP-violation

    If the pro-matter people are violating CP laws, I want nothing to do with them.

    Just Say No to matter!

    1. Re:I'm Definitely Antimatter by game+kid · · Score: 1, Funny

      You vile soulless lapdog! Those Civil Protection jackboots must be disobeyed as often as possible!

      --
      You can hold down the "B" button for continuous firing.
    2. Re:I'm Definitely Antimatter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      But by preferring antimatter to matter, you're also violating CP laws. Down with matter-ism!

  2. What if light travels REAL SLOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Imagine if a photon travels not much faster than an electron (a few cms a second) and the effect we observe as light is no different than the thrust we observe from an electron. A push in much smaller particles.

    Since we only observe a photon by detecting it indirectly via promotion/demotion of electrons, a photon could be very very very small. And yet we can only detect an aggregate capable of promoting an electron. If it can't promote or demote then it can't be detected and we think it isn't there.

    What if matter and anti matter are just different arrangements of much smaller charged particles, any particle you can make that is stable, must also have an anti particle that is stable because you could swap all the -ve for +ve particles.

    What if light is really just tiny one +- fundamental particles and not the much larger photon claimed.

    What if space is matter and there's no such thing as a vacuum?

    1. Re:What if light travels REAL SLOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      What if space is matter and there's no such thing as a vacuum?/quote

      NASA is going to be PISSED!!!

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    2. Re:What if light travels REAL SLOW by MiniMike · · Score: 4, Funny

      James Dyson is going to be even more pissed. Freeman Dyson probably will be too. Why is the AC trying to piss off all sorts of Dysons?

      He's probably hoping all the Dysons come to see him at the same time and angrily surround him.

      He will then claim that he has the only Dyson sphere made out of real Dysons.

  3. CP by MagicM · · Score: 4, Funny

    "CP-violation"

    Right. Like I'm going to click on that link.

  4. Re:equal amounts at the beginning of the Universe by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 1, Funny

    /sarcasm. Right, the universe just spontaneous came into existence.

    From the Laws of Thermal Dynamics we know energy can not be created nor destroyed.
    Einstein showed us all Matter is Energy.
    Therefore the Universe has ALWAYS existed in one form or another.
    Q.E.D.