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conservation of parity [‚kän·sər′vā·shən əv ′par·əd·ē] (quantum mechanics) The law that, if the wave function describing the initial state of a system has even (odd) parity, the wave function describing the final state has even (odd) parity; it is violated by the weak interactions. Also known as parity conservation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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