'Angel particle' which is both matter and anti-matter discovered (opens in new tab)

(independent.co.uk)

4 pointscnxhk8y ago3 comments

3 comments

ColinWright8y ago

Most of the discussion is here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14839427

And there's another comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14818725

There are also other submissions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14817206

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14833208

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14840123

drdeca8y ago

> It is thought the existence of fermions could be used to help bring about

Uh, this probably could have been worded more clearly. Presumably they meant the existence of that specific type of fermion?

Also, I got the impression that this is a quasiparticle, not like a proton or electron. If I'm correct about that, I think the article should have made it more clear?

gus_massa8y ago

Yep, it's a very badly written article.

It´s a quasiparticle that lives only in some types of superconductors, i.e. it´s a weird configuration of the electrons in the superconductor.

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