1. Mar 3, 2007 #1

   UrbanXrisis

   

   just wondering... does the parity operator squared give the identity operator?

    

   UrbanXrisis, Mar 3, 2007
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3. Mar 3, 2007 #2

   HallsofIvy

   

   Science Advisor

   What, exactly, is the definition of the "parity operator"?

    

   HallsofIvy, Mar 3, 2007
4. Mar 3, 2007 #3

   ziad1985

   

   what would happen if you take a wave function Psi and apply the Parity operator twice?
   try it

    

   ziad1985, Mar 3, 2007
5. Mar 3, 2007 #4

   UrbanXrisis

   

   hehe... so it WOULD be an like the identity operator

    

   UrbanXrisis, Mar 3, 2007
6. Mar 3, 2007 #5

   UrbanXrisis

   

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_(physics)

    

   UrbanXrisis, Mar 3, 2007
7. Mar 4, 2007 #6

   HallsofIvy

   

   Science Advisor

   Oh. I thought this was a MATH problem!

    

   HallsofIvy, Mar 4, 2007

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