Solution

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The quantum electrodynamics interaction is , where the Dirac electromagnetic current is . Under parity symmetry in quantum field theory,
Invariance of the interaction therefore requires the electromagnetic four-potential to transform as the same Lorentz four-vector:
so is parity even and is parity odd. Under charge conjugation, the current is odd, , so invariance requires

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