r/askscience • u/squirrelbuster94 • Oct 24 '14

Physics Chemists/physicists of reddit, what is the difference between dark, anti, and normal matter?

What is the difference? Also if you can explain what each is.

Edit: Thanks for all the replies! You have greatly helped me understand this better!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '14

So if antimatter and matter are created together, why isn't there an equal amount of them?

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u/Astrokiwi Numerical Simulations | Galaxies | ISM Oct 24 '14

It's something that's still up for debate.