Reciprocal of the CPT Theorem

April 2, 2024
3:00pm to 4:15pm

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room

Specialist level
Speaker: 
Luis Alvarez Gaume
Institution: 
Simons Centre for Geometry and Physics
Location&Place: 

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room

Abstract: 

The CPT theorem originally proven by Lu ̈ders and Pauli ensures the equality of masses, lifetimes, magnetic moments and cross sections of any particle and its antiparticle. We show that in a Lorentz invariant quantum field theory described by its Lagrangian, CPT-violating interaction alone does not split the masses of an elementary particle and its antiparticle but breaks only the equality of lifetimes, magnetic moments and cross sections.