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wdlang
Oct4-10, 08:53 PM
it is know that x goes to x while p goes to -p under time reversal transform

so a=x+ip whill transform to a=x-i(-p)=x+ip=a?

so a^\dagger to a^\dagger?

arkajad
Oct5-10, 03:17 AM
Indeed. You have

x = (a^dagger + a)/2
p= i(a^dagger - a)/2

which transform to x and -p if a and a^dagger are fixed by time inversion.