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Time Reversal
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In quantum mechanics, the time-reversal operator ($\hat{T}$) acts on states. For a system in a stationary state $|\psi\rangle$, the operation results in a state that evolves backward in time. For spinless, non-relativistic particles, the operator is anti-unitary.
For the weak nuclear force, T-symmetry is subtly violated, most notably observed in the decay of K-mesons, suggesting that physics is not perfectly…