Temporal asymmetry and elemental particles

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  • Cristian Ariel Lopez University of Buenos Aires. University of Lausanne. CONICET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2019v23n1p87

Abstract

The aim of this article is to argue that a temporal asymmetry may be established  within the framework of quantum field theory, independently of any violation of CP, and  thereby T, in weak interactions, and independently of the property of time reversal invariance  that its dynamical equations instantiate. Particularly, I shall argue that the temporal asymmetry  can be stemmed from assessing the links between the proper group of symmetries of the  theory and the ontology of the theory: arguments applied to establish which elements and  magnitudes remain invariants under group transformations can also be used to establish a  temporal asymmetry.

Author Biography

Cristian Ariel Lopez, University of Buenos Aires. University of Lausanne. CONICET

University of Buenos Aires. University of Lausanne. CONICET

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2019-04-26

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