That suggests something else in the universe is also violating CP, perhaps an as-yet undiscovered force. The CERN particle physics laboratory in Switzerland is currently analyzing data from a similar experiment, and twoexperiments looking for CP violation in particles called B mesons will start running later this year. Whatever the causes, without CP violation, you'd never be around to read this article about CP violation. The Big Bang created equal amounts of matter and anitmatter. If that hadn't changed, the universe would have canceled itself out.
Physicists think they have a clue.
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