In the Dirac representation of the gamma matrices, the parity symmetry in quantum field theory action and the charge conjugation action obey , since is real and anticommutes with . At rest, positive-frequency Dirac spinors have nonzero upper components and negative-frequency Dirac spinors have nonzero lower components; they are respectively and eigenvectors of . With the common conventional real intrinsic-parity phase, particle and antiparticle therefore have opposite intrinsic parity. The overall sign is conventional, whereas their relative sign is fixed.
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