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We’re on the verge of two world-changing antimatter discoveries
While the Large Hadron Collider is looking for the Higgs boson, we’re on the verge of two huge antimatter-related breakthroughs. One could finally solve the universe’s oldest mystery, while the other could reveal strange new particles that are perfect for quantum computers.
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Quark-Gluon Plasma, the Densest Form of Matter Ever Observed
The above image is a reconstruction of particle tracks captured in the STAR Time Projection Chamber during a Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) experiment that smashed Gold nuclei (which consists of 79 protons and 118 neutrons) together at nearly the speed of light, creating a fireball hot enough to melt protons and neutrons into a primordial superhot substance known as quark-gluon plasma.
The quark-gluon plasma, said to be the densest matter ever observed, is so hot it is more than a hundred thousand times hotter than the inside of the sun.
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Lego model of The Large Hadron Collider, Via Reddit.
The ‘Atlas’ is a nice touch!
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LHC May Have Found Crack in Modern Physics
In late 2008, a few onlookers believed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would bring the end of the world. Three years later, our planet remains intact, but the European particle smasher may have made its first crack in modern physics.
If this crack turns out to be real, it might help explain an enduring mystery of the universe: why there’s lots of normal matter, but hardly any of the opposite—antimatter. “If it holds up, it’s exciting,” says particle physicist Robert Roser of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.
To understand why physicists are excited, look around: We’re surrounded by stuff. That might seem obvious, but scientists have long wondered why there’s anything at all. Accepted theories suggest that the big bang should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter, which would have soon annihilated each other. Clearly, the balance tipped in favor of normal matter, allowing the creation of everything we see today—but how, no one’s sure.
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