A Layperson's Guide to the AMEM Model: Does the Universe Treat Matter and Antimatter Differently in the Dark Sector?

[CRITICAL REASSESSMENT — 2026-06-02] On adversarial consistency review (gauge invariance, CPT, and anomalies), the central mechanism of this model appears to be forbidden: the charge-sign-dependent coupling requires a non-conserved current (b†b + d†d is not conserved in QED), and CPT pins the matter/antimatter coupling magnitudes equal. The claims of renormalizability and anomaly-freedom are withdrawn; the negative-frequency framing is retired; the model is flagged as an open consistency problem, not an established result. See the attached file AMEM-CRITICAL-REASSESSMENT.pdf for the full statement.

A non-technical companion to 'Charge-Sign-Dependent Dark Gauge Coupling' (Kilgore 2026). No equations required. Approximately 20 minutes reading time.

Covers: what antimatter is, what the dark photon is, what C-violation means, the core AMEM idea (coupling strength vs. sign), the experimental predictions (positronium null result, antihydrogen frequency shift, g-2 comparison), the connection to radioactive decay rates, and why the matter-antimatter asymmetry problem makes this model interesting to physicists. Includes a full glossary.