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From: atoy@watnot.UUCP (Andy Toy)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Matter and anti-matter
Message-ID: <11667@watnot.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 17:59:49 EST
Article-I.D.: watnot.11667
Posted: Thu Mar 27 17:59:49 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 28-Mar-86 07:40:59 EST
References: <305@agrigene.UUCP> <4639MW9@PSUVM>
Reply-To: atoy@watdcsu.UUCP (Andy Toy)
Organization: Mapping Analysis and Design Group, U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

In article <4639MW9@PSUVM> MW9@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>Ok, for matter/anti-matter to explode they must be opposite "images"
>of the same thing.  Like, matter-x will only explode when it comes
>in contact with anti-matter-x.  Anti-matter-y and matter-x can romp
>around forever.  At least, this is how I understand it.  I could be
>wrong.  Then again, maybe not.
>     
>Michael S. Weiss

For a matter/anti-matter explosion to occur, there must be matter and
anti-matter present.  Equal amounts of each will be the most efficient
way to do it since all the matter and all the anti-matter will be
annihilated and converted into energy (ie. *BIG* bang). You don't need
an identical anti-matter image of the matter to get a bang.  You could
have a rock of matter and a sponge of anti-matter and it would still
work because the rock will have atoms with protons, electrons,
neutrons, etc... and the sponge will have atoms with anti-protons,
positrons, anti-neutrons, etc... and these would wipe each other out
of existence (ka-bleweee...!#?*&).

-- 
  Andy Toy, Mapping Analysis and Design Group (MAD), 
  Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo,
  Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA N2L 3G1   (519) 885-1211 x6592
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