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antiparticle

under construction

Idea

If particles specied are identified simple objects of a DHR category, then the elements of the corresponding dual object are called antiparticles.

Related concepts

• CPT theorem

References

A discussion of traditional and of formalized discussions of antimatter, with an eye towards AQFT, is in

• David Baker, Hans Halvorson, Antimatter (pdf)

In

• Hans Halvorson, Algebraic quantum field theory (pdf)

the topic appears around remark 8.79.

See also

• R. Ascoli, G. Teppati und S. Termini, Some remarks about particle-antiparticle superselection rules, Lettere Al Nuovo Cimento (1969 - 1970) Volume 1, Number 4 (1969), 223-227, DOI: 10.