Time Confirmed: Arrow of Time for Particles

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The recent confirmation of the arrow of time for B-mesons has significant implications for quantum mechanics, particularly regarding retrocausal models. The TCP theorem remains valid, indicating that reversibility in quantum processes is still achievable. This finding challenges existing interpretations of time's directionality in particle physics and opens new avenues for theoretical exploration.

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So there's some potentially quite interesting news circulating:

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/11/particle-physicists-confirm-arrow-of-time-for-b-mesons.html

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http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/129

So if the arrow of time has been confirmed for these particles doesn't this have some consequences on for instance retrocausal models of QM?
 
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I would assume that the TCP theorem still holds, and that reversibility is still possible.
 

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