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Yep, title is bad, better would be "Physicists Just Generated a Fermion That Acts as Its Own Antiparticle", or more concisely: "Physicists Just Generated a Majo

Yep, title is bad, better would be "Physicists Just Generated a Fermion That Acts as Its Own Antiparticle", or more concisely: "Physicists Just Generated a Majorana Fermion". All bosons (e.g. photons) are their own antiparticle, so this is a rare instance of science writing where the headline is LESS interesting than the actual work done.

danbruc 9y ago
All bosons (e.g. photons) are their own antiparticle [...] Are you sure? That doesn't sound right for charged bosons like the W bosons.
- bjl 9y ago
  You're correct. The photon and the Z boson are each their own anti-particle. The rest of the force-carriers have distinct anti-particles.