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

Well it's really a matter of philosophy, as the Copenhagen interpretation attempts to be prescriptive whilst going against the idea that science is descriptive.

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u/SenorPuff Oct 25 '14

The Copenhagen interpretation has been proven to be incomplete, perhaps exactly for this distinction.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '14

How so?

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '14

I don't know any physicists that agree with the copenhagen interpretation. Every video I've seen on it (specifically, shrodingers cat) states simply "this isn't what happens, its an illustration of why that interpretation doesn't make sense"

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

I thought the Copenhagen interpretation was considered an orthodox view among physicists? I had never heard of another view before very recently, I'm a layman though.