 Antiunitary time reversal preserves the energy spectrum (source code)

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= Antiunitary time reversal preserves the energy spectrum

For antiunitary $T$, conjugate linearity gives $T(i\psi)=-iT\psi$. Differentiating
$$
U(t)T=TU(-t)
$$
therefore yields $HT=TH$. Time reversal maps an energy eigenspace to itself and creates no negative-energy instability.

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