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This could be lengthy... If you could create a full gram of positrons and electrons (.5 grams each), according to my calculations, this would take approximately 9.0 x 10^16 Joules 90 megaGigaJoules (I realize that this is a huge amount, but roll with the theory for a second). Then if you were to place them together again, it would re-release that 90megaGigaJoules. However, if one used a particle accelerator to ram them into each other at a VERY high velocity (for example, 2.9 x 10^8 m/s), their masses would theoretically alter to about 1.4 grams each. The amount of energy required for that particle accelerator is approximately 21 megaGigaJoules (still huge). However, the increased mass in the collision would (approximately) create 351 mega Giga Joules. Hence the reason I ask, how effective is it, and could this idea work?
Re: How effective is energy creation through positron/electron annihilation?
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