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Antiunitary time reversal preserves the energy spectrum
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Quantum mechanics
Quantum state
Observable
Hamiltonian operator
Unitary time evolution
Time-reversal symmetry in quantum mechanics
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For antiunitary
T
, conjugate linearity gives
T
(
i
ψ
)
=
−
i
T
ψ
. Differentiating
U
(
t
)
T
=
T
U
(
−
t
)
(8)
therefore yields
H
T
=
T
H
. Time reversal maps an energy eigenspace to itself and creates no negative-energy instability.
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Time-reversal symmetry in quantum mechanics
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Hamiltonian operator
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Quantum state
Quantum mechanics
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