Can you make new particles?

Yes. If particles interact with each other, they can be destroyed and their energy is turned into mass, which creates new particles. New particles can also be made when one particle decays or disappears and turns into new particles.

Anti-top quark
Before: Derek as an anti-top quark.
Anti-bottom quark with W boson
After: Derek as an anti-bottom quark with W boson.
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