Nicole Lewis

“The reasons for this conservation are not well understood. It's one of the mysteries of the universe, related to why we have more matter than antimatter,”

Nicole Lewis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16

Lewis notes the reasons for baryon number conservation remain a mystery tied to the matter-antimatter imbalance.

“Since the Big Bang, the number of protons and neutrons all together never changes as a function of time,”

Nicole Lewis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16

Lewis explains that baryon number conservation holds on cosmic scales.

“This allows atomic nuclei to form and be stable -- which means matter, as we interact with it in the universe, can exist.”

Nicole Lewis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16

Lewis explains that proton stability allows stable atomic nuclei and matter to exist.

“It's believed that the lifetime of a proton is longer than the lifespan of the universe,”

Nicole Lewis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16

Lewis discusses the extraordinary stability and lifetime of the proton.