24 Subatomic Stories: Where's all the antimatter?

Einstein’s equation E = mc^2 and the theory of the Big Bang are both generally accepted physics theories and yet, between them, they make an unphysical prediction. They predict that matter and antimatter should be observed in equal quantities. Yet the universe is made only of matter. Why is that? In this episode of Subatomic Stories, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains what is going on.

Leptogenesis video:
Can leptogenesis explain why there's ...

Sean Carroll’s blog on why dark energy causes the universe to expand:
https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/...

Ethan Siegel’s post on why the expansion of the universe doesn’t expand the Milky Way:
Medium: ask-ethan-if-the-universe-is-expanding-why-arent-we

Fermilab physics 101:
https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/part...

Fermilab home page:
https://fnal.gov


Virgo Cluster image credit
R. Gendler (Copyright Robert Gendler 2006)

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