Symmetry and the order of events in time.  A proposed identity of negative mass with antimatter

Randy WAYNE

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Symmetry and the order of events in time. A proposed identity of negative mass with antimatter

Yazarlar:

Randy WAYNE

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Physics 2012 Vol.36 Issue 2, pp.165-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000760399

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İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6122

pISSN:

1300-0101

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In another paper in this series, we developed a symmetrical  theory of mass which describes how systems of positive mass and  negative mass will respond to an input of thermal energy.  A system  composed of positive mass or negative mass will respond to an input of  thermal energy in opposite ways.  For example, if a system composed of  positive mass expands in response to radiation from a hot body, a  system composed of negative mass will contract.  Likewise, if the  system composed of positive mass contracts when brought in  communication with a cold body, a system composed of negative mass  will expand.  In addition, when a system of positive or negative mass  is brought into contact with radiation from a thermal reservoir either  hotter or colder than the system, thermal processes are induced such  that the sign of the change of entropy of a system composed of  positive mass is opposite of that of a system composed of negative  mass.  That is, in response to thermal energy, a system of negative  mass behaves as if it is a system of positive mass going backwards in  time.  This is reminiscent of Feynman's definition of antimatter as  matter going backwards in time.    Negative mass is consistent with the negative energy solutions to the  equations of the Special Theory of Relativity when combined with  quantum mechanics.  Formally, the total energy of a particle can be  either positive or negative, which means that the mass of that  particle can be either positive or negative.  Dirac eliminated the  negative mass solution by giving certain complex properties to the  vacuum.  Pauli used only the positive mass solutions to build the  theory of spin and statistics.  On the other hand, we interpret both  the positive and negative energy solutions to be real solutions that  represent substances with positive mass and negative mass,  respectively.    Thermal energy is only one part of the spectrum of electromagnetic  radiation.  It is well known that matter and antimatter respond to  electromagnetic radiation in opposite ways.  For example, if an  electron moves one way in an electromagnetic field, a positron will  move in the opposite way.  We apply our theory of positive and  negative mass to matter and antimatter and suggest that it productive  to consider matter as having a positive mass and antimatter as having  a negative mass.  The equations presented here, which treat matter as  having a positive mass and antimatter as having a negative mass, can  account for the experimental observations of matter and antimatter in  electromagnetic fields.  Our treatment allows the symmetry between  matter and antimatter to be treated in a more causal manner.

 

In another paper in this series, we developed a symmetrical  theory of mass which describes how systems of positive mass and  negative mass will respond to an input of thermal energy.  A system  composed of positive mass or negative mass will respond to an input of  thermal energy in opposite ways.  For example, if a system composed of  positive mass expands in response to radiation from a hot body, a  system composed of negative mass will contract.  Likewise, if the  system composed of positive mass contracts when brought in  communication with a cold body, a system composed of negative mass  will expand.  In addition, when a system of positive or negative mass  is brought into contact with radiation from a thermal reservoir either  hotter or colder than the system, thermal processes are induced such  that the sign of the change of entropy of a system composed of  positive mass is opposite of that of a system composed of negative  mass.  That is, in response to thermal energy, a system of negative  mass behaves as if it is a system of positive mass going backwards in  time.  This is reminiscent of Feynman's definition of antimatter as  matter going backwards in time.    Negative mass is consistent with the negative energy solutions to the  equations of the Special Theory of Relativity when combined with  quantum mechanics.  Formally, the total energy of a particle can be  either positive or negative, which means that the mass of that  particle can be either positive or negative.  Dirac eliminated the  negative mass solution by giving certain complex properties to the  vacuum.  Pauli used only the positive mass solutions to build the  theory of spin and statistics.  On the other hand, we interpret both  the positive and negative energy solutions to be real solutions that  represent substances with positive mass and negative mass,  respectively.    Thermal energy is only one part of the spectrum of electromagnetic  radiation.  It is well known that matter and antimatter respond to  electromagnetic radiation in opposite ways.  For example, if an  electron moves one way in an electromagnetic field, a positron will  move in the opposite way.  We apply our theory of positive and  negative mass to matter and antimatter and suggest that it productive  to consider matter as having a positive mass and antimatter as having  a negative mass.  The equations presented here, which treat matter as  having a positive mass and antimatter as having a negative mass, can  account for the experimental observations of matter and antimatter in  electromagnetic fields.  Our treatment allows the symmetry between  matter and antimatter to be treated in a more causal manner.

Makale detayları

Symmetry and the order of events in time. A proposed identity of negative mass with antimatter

Yazarlar:

Randy WAYNE

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Physics 2012 Vol.36 Issue 2, pp.165-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000760399

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6122

pISSN:

1300-0101

Antimatter

entropy

negative mass

reversibility

Second Law of Thermodynamics

symmetry

time direction

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Randy WAYNE

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Physics 2012 Vol.36 Issue 2, pp.165-177

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2012

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000760399

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6122

pISSN: 1300-0101

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Randy WAYNE

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Physics 2012 Vol.36 Issue 2, pp.165-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000760399

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6122

pISSN:

1300-0101