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تسجيل مستخدم جديدAntimatter and antistars in the universe and in the Galaxy
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S.I. Blinnikov
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We consider consequences of hypothetical existence of baryo-dense stars created in the very early universe within an extension of Affleck-Dine scenario of baryogenesis. New constraints on the possible number of compact antimatter objects are derived. The contemporary observational data do not exclude significant amount of antimatter in the Galaxy (and in other galaxies) in the form of the baryo-dense low-massive stars.
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