Here's another question about quantum mechanics:
When a "Pair" is produced, the electron has the same negative charge as the electron in an atom and the positron has the same positive charge as a proton.
So instead of the two particles "annihilating" and releasing a photon, why can't the electron/positron pair simply form an ordinary hydrogen atom like an electron/proton pair? Seems that the electron and the positron must be composed of sub-particles that will combine in a destructive manner so that neither of them will remain stable and annihilate.
When a "Pair" is produced, the electron has the same negative charge as the electron in an atom and the positron has the same positive charge as a proton.
So instead of the two particles "annihilating" and releasing a photon, why can't the electron/positron pair simply form an ordinary hydrogen atom like an electron/proton pair? Seems that the electron and the positron must be composed of sub-particles that will combine in a destructive manner so that neither of them will remain stable and annihilate.