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A capital P, reflecting space through the origin.
Also known as: Parity, Space inversion operator, P operator
The parity operator flips every spatial coordinate, turning a configuration into its mirror image. It was assumed to be an exact symmetry until 1956, when the weak interaction was shown to violate it — the universe distinguishes left from right.
Denotes the parity operator, which inverts all spatial coordinates through the origin.
Contexts: Laboratory
Is conserved by the strong and electromagnetic interactions and violated by the weak, as shown by Wu's 1957 cobalt-60 experiment.
Contexts: Laboratory
Collides with pressure, power and momentum, all written with the letter P.
Contexts: Laboratory
A capital letter P, a vertical stroke with a bowl at its top right.