The familiar banality of the word "matter" contrasts with the somewhat unsettling exoticism of the word "antimatter." Everyone understands that antimatter is meant to destroy matter. But how can you destroy the very substance the world is made of? What remains after the destruction? Do physicists know how to create antimatter? Is it found in its natural state? If so, how can this absolute explosive be preserved? Can it be used as a source of energy or a weapon? The primary goal of this book is to help the reader discover the theoretical and experimental paths that led to this major discovery, using numerous illustrations and no equations.

Original title: "À la découverte de l'antimatière"

Philippe Miné - Ellipses - March 2011

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