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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Thanks for the answer concerning the difference in the electron vs the anti-proton. Although they have equal but opposite charges they have a great difference in mass. Correct?

Null hypothesis: Matter, as opposed to antimatter, preferentially generated from the interaction of high energy electromagnetic radiation.

I assume that is defined by E=MC2. That would mean that the proton, though of equal charge to the electron, would contain much more energy, right? Sounds reasonable in that it would take more energy to hold together more mass.

I still don't understand how one manufactures or captures anti-protons for the purposes of experimentation.

As far as your coin flips are concerned, you are talking about the Law of High Numbers which states that the higher the number of tries, the more consistent the probability laws. With high enough tries the deviation from 50/50 becomes insignificant.

19 posted on 07/07/2011 4:27:30 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (I retain the right to be inconsistent, contradictory and even flat-out wrong!)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot
And with a system as complicated as global climate and weather, how many times do you have the flip the proverbial “confidence” coin? — rhetorical question.

Accuracy probably has to do with the number of states — a coin having two states. Our global climate system having a bazillion.

The whole AWG thing was never vetted.

26 posted on 07/07/2011 8:26:25 AM PDT by dhs12345
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