Three myths about time reversal in quantum theory

Philosophy of Science 84 (2):315-334 (2017)
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Many have suggested that the transformation standardly referred to as `time reversal' in quantum theory is not deserving of the name. I argue on the contrary that the standard definition is perfectly appropriate, and is indeed forced by basic considerations about the nature of time in the quantum formalism.

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Bryan W. Roberts
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