Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site charm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!charm!grl From: grl@charm.UUCP (George Lake) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Do Positrons Have Negative Mass? Message-ID: <739@charm.UUCP> Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 09:18:47 EDT Article-I.D.: charm.739 Posted: Wed Sep 4 09:18:47 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 5-Sep-85 20:06:25 EDT References: <437@ttidcb.UUCP> <1115@ihlpg.UUCP>, <607@utastro.UUCP> Organization: Physics Research @ AT&T Bell Labs Murray Hill NJ Lines: 6 I've tried to avoid this, relying on Ethan to tidy up these disputes when they go too far. Antimatter has not been observed to fall. What has been shown is that virtual positrons behave like virtual electrons. There are a couple of people around here who always grouse about the virtual and have plans on the back burner to drop real positrons. Nobody has yet.