Physicists Were Wrong: The Terrifying Reason Antimatter Exists (Feynman Knew This)

Описание: What Is Antimatter? A Feynman-Inspired Explanation

What is antimatter, really?
Most people imagine antimatter as a mysterious opposite version of matter—but Richard Feynman offered a far more subtle and fascinating explanation.

In quantum field theory, antimatter doesn’t require entirely new particles. According to Feynman’s interpretation, antiparticles can be mathematically understood as ordinary particles moving backward in time.

A positron isn’t fundamentally different from an electron. In Feynman’s spacetime diagrams, it behaves like the same electron traveling in reverse time.

• Pair production can be visualized as an electron reversing its direction in time.
• Annihilation isn’t destruction—it’s a particle changing its time direction.
• Antimatter emerges naturally from the symmetry of physical laws.

This video explores Feynman’s interpretation using insights from quantum electrodynamics (QED), spacetime symmetry, and particle physics—helping explain why antimatter exists at all.

🎥 Visual Credits

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Animator: Edgar Russell (NASA)
Scientist: David Leisawitz (NASA/GSFC)


📚 Sources

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Volume I, Chapter 52-8 — “Symmetry in Physical Laws”

• QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (1985)

• Elementary Particles and the Laws of Physics
Dirac Memorial Lectures — “The Reason for Antiparticles”

• The Theory of Positrons — Physical Review (1949)

• The Character of Physical Law (1965)

• Nobel Lecture: The Development of the Space-Time View of QED (1965)

📖 Additional Reading

• The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation
• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
• QED and the Men Who Made It — Silvan S. Schweber

⚠️ Disclaimer

This channel is not affiliated with Richard Feynman, his estate, Caltech, or any institution.
This video uses AI-generated narration inspired by Feynman’s teaching style for educational purposes only.

We do not claim this is Richard Feynman’s voice or introduce new theories.
Our goal is to make his original ideas more accessible to modern audiences.

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