Why Is There More Matter Than Antimatter In The Natural World?
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 21:35
in Physics & Chemistry
Mathematicians have for the first time estimated, from mathematical symmetry arguments, the size of a fundamental imbalance pervading the subatomic world. This imbalance, called the CP violation, distinguishes matter from antimatter and is essential to understanding why matter predominates over antimatter in the natural world.