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An airport. A plane to catch. A magazine with an eye-catching cover. A quick flip through the pages then off to the plane. All the elements were there for a deep and critical understanding of the role of antimatter in the formation of the Universe. Or not.
The facts as told by the journalist.
Matter and antimatter formed in equal quantities.
Some of it was annihilated pretty swiftly, but by no means all.
The matter, clinging together by gravity, formed the long tendrils of galaxies, dust clouds, and stars.
The antimatter, shunning gravity (the anti-apple falls upwards), spread out to create the immense voids, pushing the matter into large scale web-like structures.
This was supposed to explain inflation, the large scale structures in the Universe, and the difficulty in locating the anti-matter.
It was also supposed to remove any need for dark matter and dark energy.
Nice shopping list.
Is this yet another journalist on science-inducing steroids or is there any physical basis for what I read in 30 seconds?
The facts as told by the journalist.
Matter and antimatter formed in equal quantities.
Some of it was annihilated pretty swiftly, but by no means all.
The matter, clinging together by gravity, formed the long tendrils of galaxies, dust clouds, and stars.
The antimatter, shunning gravity (the anti-apple falls upwards), spread out to create the immense voids, pushing the matter into large scale web-like structures.
This was supposed to explain inflation, the large scale structures in the Universe, and the difficulty in locating the anti-matter.
It was also supposed to remove any need for dark matter and dark energy.
Nice shopping list.
Is this yet another journalist on science-inducing steroids or is there any physical basis for what I read in 30 seconds?