Relativistic current density components

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Originally posted by Imagine
Parity?

Yes, parity is part of the group of transformations that defines the tensor character of mathematical objects in both Euclidean and Minkowski spaces. The parity operator P reverses the sign on all spatial coordinates, like so:

x-->x'=Px=-x
 
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