From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Date: Fri Aug 20 1999 - 21:58:03 MDT
Read up on Richard Feynman's Transactional Interpretation of Quantum
Mechanics. Its basically a more understandable treatment of Dirac's
original work. Feynman once made the interesting observation that a
particle and its anti-particle seem to behave the same if you look at
them as moving in opposite directions in time. John Clark's description
of two reactions a few days ago shows how you can see this in such a
simple reaction.
Clint O'Dell wrote:
>
> This whole anti-matter travels backward in time is a little confusing to me.
> After all, can't you hold anti-matter? If we are holding a container of
> anti-matter, and of course we are traveling forward in time, wouldn't the
> anti-matter disappear into the past? If not how can you say anti-matter
> travels backward in time?
>
> My perception of time is an infinite amount of "NOWs". The reason we 'seem'
> to be going forward in time is because we are remembering what happened
> first. We remember events in order. I'm not sure if I'm being clear here
> or not. It's real hard to word.
>
> Perhaps you are talking about some other type of time?
>
> Can some please help this physics layman to understand what is meant by the
> word "time" as applied to physics?
>
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