Assuming that charge and parity quanta involve moving parts internally, then they would both reverse automatically if time is reversed - producing what appears to be CPT symmetry as a result.
No. Start with a left-handed neutrino. Reverse T under your assumption. It is now a right-handed antineutrino going the other way;
Yes.
reverse space as well to restore the original direction, if you like, although the argument does not depend on this.
A parity) flip, I presume you mean.
Because CP is broken, right-handed antineutrinos do not behave exactly as left-handed neutrinos do.
That is indeed true.
Therefore you can tell how many times T has been reversed.
Well you only said you reversed it once - and then you flipped P, but not C, leaving things in a bit of a mess - and then you tried to make out the mess was something to do with me.
Reversing T an odd number of times changes everything. Reversing it an even number of times changes nothing. You can't distinguish between reversing T different numbers of times beyond that - under the hypothesis that reversing T automatically reverses C and P.
Ok, leave the parity flip out of it. If this is true:
Reversing T an odd number of times changes everything.
then you do not have T symmetry. Done.
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2011/06/dear-dr-hawking
Hey guys, my quantum physics is not powerful enough to understand this guy... Can anyone help me out with this one?
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