what is anti-matter and where can i get some?

Answer 1

In particle physics, antimatter extends the concept of the antiparticle to matter, wherein if a particle and its antiparticle come into contact with each other, the two annihilate —that is, they may both be converted into other particles with equal energy in accordance with Einstein's equation E = mc2. This gives rise to high-energy photons (gamma rays) or other particle–antiparticle pairs. The resulting particles are endowed with an amount of kinetic energy equal to the difference between the rest mass of the products of the annihilation and the rest mass of the original particle-antiparticle pair, which is often quite large.

Antimatter is not found naturally on Earth, except very briefly and in vanishingly small quantities (as the result of radioactive decay or cosmic rays). This is because antimatter which comes to exist on Earth outside the confines of a suitably equipped physics laboratory would inevitably come into contact with the ordinary matter that Earth is made of, and be annihilated. Antiparticles and some stable antimatter (such as antihydrogen) can be made in minuscule amounts, but not in enough quantity to do more than test a few of its theoretical properties.

There is considerable speculation both in science and science fiction as to why the observable universe is apparently almost entirely matter, whether other places are almost entirely antimatter instead, and what might be possible if antimatter could be harnessed, but at this time the apparent asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the visible universe is one of the great unsolved problems in physics. Possible processes by which it came about are explored in more detail under baryogenesis.

Answer 2

Anti-Particles are like regular particles only they have negative energy states.

The energy of a particle is mathematically described by an equation which involves taking the square root of of something (this something is actually related to the momentum of the particle).

Any time you take the square root of something, you get a positive and negative answer. For example, if you take the square root of 4 you get 2, because 2*2 = 4. But (-2)*(-2) also = 4 so the square root of 4 is actually 2 and -2.

In particle physics, the 2 would represent normal matter and the -2 would represent anti-matter. At first this seemed silly to scientists, and the negative results were assumed to be an artifact of the way math works, but the existence of such a particle was detected in 1932 by a man named Carl Anderson.

This particle was the positron. The positron has the same properties of the electron, but opposite charge. It's also an interesting thing that while these particles are the literal opposites of eachother, a positron behaves in a very slightly different way than the electron. This lack of symmetry, though it's slight, may have something to do with why the universe seems to favor matter over anti-matter. For every anti-matter particle there is a normal particle, but the opposite doesn't seem to be true.

When matter and anti-matter come into contact with eachother, they annhilate eachother. This does not violate conservation of energy because two photons of equal energy are the product of the anhhilation.

Needless to say, you don't want to get too close to anti-matter!

Answer 3

What is anti-matter: It is the "opposite" of matter. Matter consists of negatively-charged electrons that orbit positively-charged protons in all atoms. Therefore, anti-matter has positively-charged anti-electrons that orbit negatively-charged anti-protons.

Where can you get some: Not in this Universe. Only in science fiction. When anti-matter comes in contact with matter, both are instantly annihilated. Anti-matter has been made artificially in nuclear reactors, but it is VERY short-lived (it's annihilated)

Answer 4

I would try the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in their Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) they assembled the first pieces of true antimatter, in 1995, consisting of nine atoms of antihydrogen. They might have some just laying around.

Answer 5

anti matter was anialated billions of years ago in the matter, anti matter war

Answer 6

anti-matter is anything that does not have weight or occupy space

Answer 7

anti matter is stuff that destroys matter and you can't get or you will be destroyed

Answer 8

Oh, just be content with trying to purify the fissile uranium that you found while prospecting with you geiger counter.

Answer 9

She left it in anti-toilet.

Answer 10

Try Walmart.

They keep some by the pet brushes.