Monday, June 4, 2007

Assignment 5 cont.

What Does CP Violation Mean?

Well, after spending far too much time trying to discern the meaning of the CP violation, I still feel confused them frustrated. I know it has something to do with the behavior of particles and anti-particles. As I understand it, particles and antiparticles behave the same whether going backward or forward in time. Only in the decay of kaons, is the behavior of particles/antiparticles variable.

This makes me think of my own behavior as I write this paragraph. There is the “me” that is frustrated and with myself for not being able to adequately comprehend these concepts, and there is the “anti-me” who is sitting on a beach somewhere feeling very relaxed drinking a Margarita. This is what CP violation means to me.

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