We all know that matter converts into energy, but will energy convert into matter?
Does it form antimatter by converting? Illustrate me with example.
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1The first question is a duplicate of this question. – Kyle Kanos Aug 09 '14 at 03:03
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Also a duplicate of this question. – Hypnosifl Dec 29 '14 at 22:43
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Yes energy will convert into matter, this happens in particle accelerators a high amount of energy is pumped into a particle and then when it collides with another one, it will form new particles from the energy. Antimatter can also be formed in these high energy collisions such as when a muon is created and after about 2 micro seconds the muon decays into an electron, a muon neutrino and a muon anti-neutrino
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@JoshuaLin: the short answer is yes. The longer answer is that any reaction which doesn't break the conservation laws for the force involved is allowed. The major laws involved in $\gamma \to \mu\bar{\mu}$ are conservation of lepton number and electric charge (although energy, momentum etc have a role as well). – or1426 Dec 29 '14 at 22:44
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In fact, the pair production describes that energy can be converted into both mater and antimatter through photon over or equal to a threshold of 1.02 MeV. Since Albert Einstein’s infamous equation, E = mc^2 tells us that matter and energy is interchangeable so if matter can become energy, then energy can become matter. I am actually doing a research project based on this, although I would need a lab to experiment on this idea.
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