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Parity and Time Reversal Invariance in Atoms

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Physics of Highly-Ionized Atoms

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In these four lectures we discuss current work on the status of parity (P) and time-reversal invariance (T) in atomic physics. A feature of the treatment will be a unified approach to parity non-conservation (PNC) without associated violation of time-reversal invariance, P not TV, PNC with associated T violation, P and TV, and T violation without PNC, T not PV. The approach will be primarily pedagogical, aiming to give a feel for the subject; completeness will not be attempted; the reader interested in more detail should consult the general reviews to be found in references 1–5.

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Sandars, P.G.H. (1989). Parity and Time Reversal Invariance in Atoms. In: Marrus, R. (eds) Physics of Highly-Ionized Atoms. NATO ASI Series, vol 201. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0833-1_1

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