Horace Wrote: ...
> ... Mirror matter weakly binds with ordinary matter. If > light mirror matter nuclei bind with heavier ordinary matter > nuclei, then the result is net ordinary matter, but with low > density. Wait a minute. I'm confused on a particular point, specifically the use of the term "density". Hypothetically speaking, if we were hanging out in outer space somewhere far away from any large gravitational body AND if we had three equivalent sized balls containing, oh, let's say the element lead. If lead ball one contains 100 percent normal matter, if lead ball two contains 50 percent normal bound matter & 50 percent mirror matter bound within the nucleus of each atom, and ball three contains 100 percent mirror matter... Now... wouldn't all three lead balls be perceived as essentially indistinguishable from each other by our own senses? If we were to push against each of the lead balls floating in outer space with the same amount of force wouldn't all three -resist-our pushes with the same amount of inertia? If that is accurate assessment I don't understand your use of the term "low density". I tend to interpret "low density" as meaning matter containing atoms with either a smaller atomic number, or perhaps a crystalline structure less densely packed. BTW, I had not even considered the possibility of both normal and mirror matter (protons & neutrons of both type) combining in various percentages within the atomic nucleus. Jeez! That ought to complicate the classification process big time! I can not imagine what the revised Table of Elements would look like. How would the subtle changes manifest per individual atomic number containing different percentages of each kind of nuclear material. Maybe we should thank our lucky stars of the fact that we apparently live in an obscure and unimportant portion of the galaxy, a neighborhood totally dominated by one particular kind of matter. ;-) Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
