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As a photon has no charge, it seems to make little sense to talk of an antiphoton. However, I understand it is quite legitimate to consider the photon as its own antiparticle.
Quote from: Bill S on 04/02/2014 00:00:52As a photon has no charge, it seems to make little sense to talk of an antiphoton. However, I understand it is quite legitimate to consider the photon as its own antiparticle.Photons are frequently (always?) released in pairs, traveling in opposite directions. However, there may not be any fundamental difference between the two photons in the pairs other than entanglement, but they may be considered as an photon and anti-photon.As far as gravity, there has not been any proof of the existence of a graviton. One of the differences between gravity and magnetism is that magnets are always bipolar (north and south poles), whereas gravity is monopolar (always sucking towards the center. This monopolar nature of gravity may make some kind of elusive anti-gravity less likely.
Rather than anti-particles there may be two types of graviton.
It may be that 'anti-gravity' would result in the degeneration of solid matter.
Quote from: jeffreyH on 04/02/2014 23:03:34It may be that 'anti-gravity' would result in the degeneration of solid matter.Planets are held together and made round by gravity. And, of course the oceans and atmosphere are held in place with gravity. However, solids (such as a chunk of steel) are held together with covalent, ionic, and various intermolecular bonds independent of gravity. I doubt the two are related.