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Hi,
I am revising my intro to nuclear physics class and was wondering why is parity so important ?
I mean OK, I get it, physicists are crazy about symmetries, but I do not understand what does it physically mean...
I was wondering if someone could possibly talk me through its importance and maybe some "deeper" meaning ?
For example, what would 15 Oxygen having a ground state with odd (-1) parity mean ? Would this parity reflect somehow on the chemical properties ?
The rules for parity of a ground state, i.e. P=(-1)^{L}, where do they come from ?
Thanks!
P.S.
Sorry about "it's" in the title, noticed it too late.
I am revising my intro to nuclear physics class and was wondering why is parity so important ?
I mean OK, I get it, physicists are crazy about symmetries, but I do not understand what does it physically mean...
I was wondering if someone could possibly talk me through its importance and maybe some "deeper" meaning ?
For example, what would 15 Oxygen having a ground state with odd (-1) parity mean ? Would this parity reflect somehow on the chemical properties ?
The rules for parity of a ground state, i.e. P=(-1)^{L}, where do they come from ?
Thanks!
P.S.
Sorry about "it's" in the title, noticed it too late.