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Listener Questions 64: Phase of the Universe, particle interactions and Universe-sized black holes!

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Exploring Particle Interactions and Annihilation

In this chapter, the hosts address listener questions about matter-antimatter annihilation and delve into the interactions between particles such as electrons and positrons. Using humor and analogies, they explain how particles coexist, interact, and transform into new particles, exploring the release of energy and the rules of particle physics governing these interactions. The discussion also touches upon distinguishable particles like electrons and positrons, emphasizing how they can coexist in proximity and annihilate without physically occupying the same space.

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