Antimatter and the Shadow Self - Why the Universe Creates Everything in Pairs

For every particle of matter, the universe creates a corresponding particle of antimatter - identical in mass but opposite in charge. For every electron, a positron. For every proton, an antiproton....

For every particle of matter, the universe creates a corresponding particle of antimatter - identical in mass but opposite in charge. For every electron, a positron. For every proton, an antiproton.

For every quark, an antiquark. The pairing is fundamental. It is built into the equations of quantum field theory. Every creation event produces a particle and its antiparticle simultaneously.

The pair springs into existence together from the quantum vacuum, each one the mirror image of the other, each one the necessary complement of the other.

When a particle meets its antiparticle, they annihilate. The mass of both particles is converted entirely into energy - pure electromagnetic radiation. Two gamma ray photons.