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Jonnyb42
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I am curious, if a matter particle and it's corresponding antimatter particle meet, they will annihilate to produce pure energy. Which is the minimal distance between the particles that would allow the reaction to occur and how is that determined? (I ask this because I know that the nice idea of thinking of particles as spheres with boundaries is false, so then what is the definition of "collide" if you know what I mean?)
Asked another way; If there are no true boundaries to a particle (and if I am mistaken, let me know) how can two "collide"? (not so much in an electromagnetic repulsion, but more specifically regarding matter/antimatter collisions)
Asked another way; If there are no true boundaries to a particle (and if I am mistaken, let me know) how can two "collide"? (not so much in an electromagnetic repulsion, but more specifically regarding matter/antimatter collisions)