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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1647]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1647]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

1. Annihilation of the [[self]] (as in [[mystical]] [[contemplation]] of [[God]])

*1. Annihilation of the [[self]] (as in [[mystical]] [[contemplation]] of [[God]])

2..The [[action]] or [[process]] of reducing to nothing, or of blotting out of [[existence]].     

*2..The [[action]] or [[process]] of reducing to nothing, or of blotting out of [[existence]].     

:a.  materially.

:a.  materially.

:b. Theol. The destruction of [[soul]] as well as [[body]].

:b. Theol. The destruction of [[soul]] as well as [[body]].

:c. Of conditions and circumstances: The bringing to an end; [[total]] abrogation.

:c. Of conditions and circumstances: The bringing to an end; [[total]] abrogation.

:d. Of [[collective]] and [[complex]] bodies: The [[action]] of destroying their combined or organized existence; effectual destruction.

:d. Of [[collective]] and [[complex]] bodies: The [[action]] of destroying their combined or organized existence; effectual destruction.

3. The [[state]] of nothingness resulting from blotting out of [[existence]].

*3. The [[state]] of nothingness resulting from blotting out of [[existence]].

 

==Description==

==Description==

'''Annihilation''' is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object; having its [[root]] in the [[Latin]] nihil (nothing). A [[literal]] [[translation]] is "to make into nothing".

'''Annihilation''' is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object; having its [[root]] in the [[Latin]] nihil (nothing). A [[literal]] [[translation]] is "to make into nothing".

In [[physics]], the [[word]] is used to denote the [[process]] that occurs when a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subatomic_particle subatomic particle] collides with its respective [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiparticle antiparticle]. Since [[energy]] and [[momentum]] must be conserved, the [[particles]] are not actually made into nothing, but rather into new particles. Antiparticles have exactly opposite additive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_number quantum numbers] from particles, so the sums of all quantum numbers of the [[original]] pair are zero. Hence, any set of particles may be produced whose total quantum numbers are also zero as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed.

In [[physics]], the [[word]] is used to denote the [[process]] that occurs when a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subatomic_particle subatomic particle] collides with its respective [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiparticle antiparticle]. Since [[energy]] and [[momentum]] must be conserved, the [[particles]] are not actually made into nothing, but rather into new particles. Antiparticles have exactly opposite additive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_number quantum numbers] from particles, so the sums of all quantum numbers of the [[original]] pair are zero. Hence, any set of particles may be produced whose total quantum numbers are also zero as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed.

During a low-energy annihilation, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon photon] production is favored, since these particles have no [[mass]]. However, high-energy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_collider particle colliders] produce annihilations where a wide variety of exotic heavy particles are created.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation]

During a low-energy annihilation, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon photon] production is favored, since these particles have no [[mass]]. However, high-energy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_collider particle colliders] produce annihilations where a wide variety of exotic heavy particles are created.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation]

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