Antimatter Explained

Every fundamental particle has an antiparticle: there are antiquarks, antineutrinos, antimuons, antitauons, and of course antielectrons - though we call them positrons.

Created by Henry Reich
Thanks to Nima Doroud for contributions.
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[llouzbe]

Drinking Game:

Take a shot everytime he says matter

[MrGman]

I'm sure the anti-people in the anti-universe are asking the same anti-questions. :D

[maneon]

Shortly:
It's like 2+(-2)=0 but with explosion.

[Calvinatorzcraft]

If the universe were mostly antimatter, we would call it matter.

[davidscott]

But to physicists, the answer matters.

Love that one.

[jayde]

Hitting 0 and getting 2 and -2.
I love that analogy

[ARS]

The idea that particles can be generated out of empty space is magical to me!
Physics is awesome ✨

[PeterWraaeMarino]

Isn't it just an assumption that we say the universe created more matter than anti-matter??? We cannot see the whole universe, couldn't the antimatter just be in some other place?

[theneuronetwork]

I really enjoyed your analogy of 'hitting 0 with a hammer and getting 2, and -2.' Getting lots from nothing is quite a hard concept to properly understand, but this made it click for me! Thanks for your beautiful videos :)

[lucascowling]

I've never liked physics at school. We would always learn the formulas and then copy them in the tests. No thinking, no questioning. It was a neutral field. A subject that honestly back then barely mattered. But one day a friend of mine showed me a channel which opened up the world of physics to me. This channel was none other than minutephysics. You guys have inspired me to think about the universe. To question and ponder. What you guys are doing is really awesome and I just want to thank you for it. You guys are really making physics and matter actually matter. So thanks and I will keep watching your videos. :)

[ClemensAlive]

So for every flat earther, there is a anti flatearther?

[irun_mon]

I was googling for the pass 1 hour about antimatter (and dark matter/energy too). but when I finished I opened youtube and found this video in my subscription, uploaded less than hour ago -_-

[definitelynotafederalagent]

“— we call these positrons.—“

Me: *that means...*



*NEGATRON*

[Sarcastor_]

Physicist: "Everything is matter."

Me, an intellectual: "Nothing else matters!"

[spoicydeemer]

i bet they make these whole videos just for the joke at the end

[GippyHappy]

I love minute physics because it makes me feel smart

[GothicEU]

So basicly... a terrorist made out of antimatter is antiterrorist xD

[adityamhatre]

This was an amazing video. Simple and straight, easy to understand. Thank you.

[Vainkooooo]

i swear this 3 minute is the best ever on earth 3 min explanation ever

[parsakhodabakhshi]

This is so cool and helpful! I love how you guys can explain university level physics so simply!