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>"As a second example of an additional symmetry in empty space, physics works, normally, the same when seen in the mirror. That leads to a very useful
by peter_d_sherman 2y ago
>"As a second example of an additional symmetry in empty space, physics works, normally, the same when seen in the mirror. That leads to a very useful [usually, but not always!] conserved quantity called parity.
Parity is somewhat different from momentum."
Related:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_(physics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_(physics)
https://www.britannica.com/science/parity-particle-physics https://www.britannica.com/science/parity-particle-physics
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/yang-lecture.pdf https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/yang-lecture.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether%27s_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether%27s_theorem