army1987 comments on So you think you understand Quantum Mechanics - Less Wrong

38 Post author: shminux 22 December 2012 09:16PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 23 December 2012 07:13:00PM 0 points [-]

unless you have a state where CP^2 = 1

How can it be anything else? Even then, T would equal (CP)^-1.

Comment author: EHeller 23 December 2012 09:07:05PM 3 points [-]

Generally, you pick up a phase factor after CP^2. The story is exactly like parity (P) if you can embed P^2 in a continuous symmetry, you can define away the phase factor, but if you can't you are just stuck with it.

Comment author: [deleted] 24 December 2012 10:33:05AM -2 points [-]

That's still in the reference class I called “boring stuff”, though.