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Unitary time reversal reverses the energy spectrum

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If a unitary T satisfied U(t)T=TU(−t), differentiation at zero would give
HT=−TH.
(1)
It would map every energy E to −E. A Hamiltonian unbounded above would consequently be unbounded below and have no stable ground state.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / ii / Paper 1 / 34B / b / Solution

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