Re:'Dark fluid' with negative mass could dominate the universe
by zamalek on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @12:29PM
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We have an intuitive ~~example~~ approximation of this in real-life: balloons in a car[1].
F=ma
Meaning that positive and negative masses will accelerate in opposite directions in response to the same applied force. The effect is different, but it's a bit like how when you are in a car and hit the gas pedal, and your kid is in the back seat holding a helium balloon, the kid feels pushed backward into the seat but the balloon flies forward toward the windshield.
F = GMm/r^2
Meaning that gravitational forces between opposite signed masses is the opposite direction from the force between masses of the same sign.
Thus, the gravity force repels the normal mass away, but this repulsive force actually drags the negative mass along with it, because the negative mass accelerates the wrong way when "repelled".