TESTS OF TIME-REVERSAL INVARIANCE IN NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS

被引:4
作者
CONZETT, HE
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[1] Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
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PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1995年 / 52卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.52.1041
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
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070202 ;
摘要
There is a theorem that states that there can be no null test of time-reversal invariance (T symmetry) in exclusive reactions; that is, T symmetry does not require any single observable to vanish. This theorem is extended to inclusive reactions. Also, a general argument, that an experimental observable vanishes from T symmetry if a corresponding operator changes sign under time reversal, is shown to be invalid.
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