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I will continue once the results of this experiment are in.http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/cern-scientists-to-look-for-antigravity_893840.html
Quote from: jeffreyH on 05/12/2013 07:16:10I will continue once the results of this experiment are in.http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/cern-scientists-to-look-for-antigravity_893840.htmlInteresting link Jeff, we anxiously await the results.
Quote from: Ethos_ on 05/12/2013 19:53:21Quote from: jeffreyH on 05/12/2013 07:16:10I will continue once the results of this experiment are in.http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/cern-scientists-to-look-for-antigravity_893840.htmlInteresting link Jeff, we anxiously await the results.Could there be an anti-photon? All other particles have anti-particles.
Quote from: jeffreyH on 06/12/2013 08:16:43Quote from: Ethos_ on 05/12/2013 19:53:21Quote from: jeffreyH on 05/12/2013 07:16:10I will continue once the results of this experiment are in.http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/cern-scientists-to-look-for-antigravity_893840.htmlInteresting link Jeff, we anxiously await the results.Could there be an anti-photon? All other particles have anti-particles.The photon is thought to be it's own anti-particle. This is reasoned because the photon has no charge.
Well I suppose that kicks the theory into touch. An electromagnetic field has poles of varying charges and the photon is an electromagnetic wave with no charge. If an anti-photon also had no charge would that work?
Quote from: jeffreyH on 07/12/2013 17:13:31Well I suppose that kicks the theory into touch. An electromagnetic field has poles of varying charges and the photon is an electromagnetic wave with no charge. If an anti-photon also had no charge would that work?I don't think you quite understood what we mean when we say that the photon is it's own anti-particle. This explanation simply means that there is no difference between them, in effect, the photon has no "so-called" anti-particle.
So anti-matter generates photons as does matter? Which exact particles are produced by matter/antimatter annihilation?
Quote from: jeffreyH on 07/12/2013 18:17:45So anti-matter generates photons as does matter? Which exact particles are produced by matter/antimatter annihilation?Electromagnetic radiation....................photons in the form of gamma rays and neutrinos.
What about the neutrino and anti-neutrino? Both have neutral charge. I know its not no charge but both have 1/2 spin. How exactly would spin 2 enclosed strings compress mass? String entanglement?
Quote from: jeffreyH on 07/12/2013 18:47:38What about the neutrino and anti-neutrino? Both have neutral charge. I know its not no charge but both have 1/2 spin. How exactly would spin 2 enclosed strings compress mass? String entanglement?My expertise into string theory is limited Jeff, maybe you can tell us a little more why you seem to believe that an anti-photon is a viable solution? I'm not at all familiar with that position.
On the anti-photon idea, this was really just me thinking aloud. It doesn't really hold up to scrutiny. It would require an undetectable particle equivalent to a photon. Since we can detect antimatter this would make no sense. This brings into question the graviton. It appears undetectable at present which is an unsatisfactory situation. We say this is because it is a weak force. Surely we can find a means of detecting gravitons if they exists there must be an awful lot of them at the surface of a large mass like the earth. What are we thinking?