Time reversal and reciprocity
Olivier Sigwarth, Christian Miniatura
Abstract
Abstract In this paper, we review and discuss the main properties of the time-reversal operator T and its action in classical electromagnetism and in quantum mechanics. In particular, we discuss the relation (and differences) between time-reversal invariance and reciprocity.
Topics & Concepts
Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)ElectromagnetismAction (physics)Operator (biology)Theoretical physicsClassical mechanicsPhysicsMathematicsQuantum mechanicsPsychologySocial psychologyChemistryGeneBiochemistryRepressorTranscription factorMicrowave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsNumerical methods in inverse problems