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It is well known that the 4-rotation in four-dimensional space-time is equivalent to the CPT transformation (C is the charge conjugation, P is the space inversion, and T is the time reversal). The standard definition of the T reversal includes the change of the sign of the time variable and replacement of the initial state of the particle (system of particles) by the final state and vice versa. Since the time-reversal operation changes the state of a particle, the particle's wave function cannot be the eigenfunction of the corresponding operator with a certain eigenvalue, as in the case of space parity. Unlike the CPT transformation, the separate P, T, or C transformations cannot be reduced to any 4-rotation. The extended Lorentz group incorporates all the separate C, P, or T transformations which do not bring the time axis out of the corresponding light cone. The latter restriction is included in the standard definition of the time reversal. In the present Letter, we ignore this restriction. This allows us to introduce the "time arrow"operator and characterize every particle by the new quantum number - the "time arrow"value. The wave functions of all particles are eigenfunctions of this operator with eigenvalues equal to time arrow values. The particles with the time arrow values opposite to the time arrow value in our universe form another universe (antiuniverse). The existence of an antiuniverse can be confirmed, in principle, by laboratory (atomic) experiments. The antiuniverse may be also considered as a candidate for the role of dark matter.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
Номер статьиL022052
ЖурналPhysical Review Research
Том4
Номер выпуска2
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - июн 2022

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