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cryptozeus12/09/20241 replyview on HN

Wow TIL two cool facts for antimatter use.

Exploring the Universe’s Origins: The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter, yet our universe is predominantly matter. Studying antimatter helps scientists investigate this imbalance, shedding light on the fundamental laws of physics.

Medical Applications: Antimatter plays a role in medical imaging techniques like Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans, which are used to detect conditions such as cancer.


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naveen9912/10/2024

It doesn’t really help with the origin. If the universe is infinite, any possibility will happen in some part of the universe but not necessarily in the part accessible / visible to us. So our part of the universe could have antimatter or a different part could…

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