conservation of parity

n (General Physics) the principle that the parity of the total wave function describing a system of elementary particles is conserved. In fact it is not conserved in weak interactions

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conservation of parity - (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed systemmirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry, paritynatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"conservation - (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

conservation of parity

[‚kän·sər′vā·shən əv ′par·əd·ē] (quantum mechanics) The law that, if the wave function describing the initial state of a system has even (odd) parity, the wave function describing the final state has even (odd) parity; it is violated by the weak interactions. Also known as parity conservation.

conservation of parity

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noun (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system

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mirror symmetry
space-reflection symmetry
parity

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