TITLE:
The Problem of Big Bang Matter vs. Antimatter Symmetry
AUTHORS:
Roger Ellman
KEYWORDS:
Matter, Antimatter, Gamma Ray Bursts, Big Bang
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.11,
November
25,
2015
ABSTRACT: The result of the spherically symmetrical Big Bang had to be equal amounts
of matter and antimatter with the expectation of their mutual annihilation. The
favored explanation for that not happening is that the original symmetry was skewed
in favor of matter and the universe is now all matter, the antimatter having annihilated
with an equal amount of matter. That skewed balance conflicts with a purely symmetrical
Big Bang and is difficult to justify. Current investigations seek an innate violation
of matter/antimatter symmetry sufficient to do so. An alternative maintaining the
original symmetry is presented. The logic and mechanism of mutual annihilation is
analyzed and shows that a total mutual annihilation of original matter and antimatter
could not have occurred. Our present universe must contain equal amounts of both
forms of matter between some particles of which mutual annihilations can occur at
a modest rate. Current indication of detection of cosmic matter/antimatter mutual
annihilations is Gamma Ray Bursts [GRB’s]. However, the conviction that the universe
is now all matter with no antimatter has left that possibility rejected and uninvestigated
and left standing the massive supernovae core collapse hypothesis for GRB’s. It
has recently been reported 4 that the rate of GRB’s increases with red shift z over the range z = 0 - 4 as about (1 z)1.5. That is, the indication is that the rate increases
significantly with time into the past at least back to the time corresponding to z = 4 [and probably back to the Big Bang]. That finding is inconsistent with the massive
supernovae core collapse hypothesis for GRB’s and supports GRB’s being cosmic matter/antimatter
mutual annihilations.