Conservation Of Parity (Noun)
Meaning
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The principle of conservation of parity is a fundamental concept in physics, implying that the laws of physics remain unchanged under mirror reflection.
- The discovery of parity non-conservation in certain weak interactions led to a significant shift in our understanding of the universe.
- The conservation of parity is closely related to the concept of spatial inversion symmetry, which states that the laws of physics are invariant under a change of coordinate system.
- Physicists initially assumed that conservation of parity was a universal principle, applicable to all physical interactions, but later experiments revealed that this was not the case.
- In quantum mechanics, the conservation of parity is a mathematical statement that reflects the invariance of physical laws under the transformation of a left-handed system into a right-handed one.