CPT invariance in classical electrodynamics

摘要

The transformation properties of classical electrodynamic variables under charge conjugation C, parity reversal P, and time inversion T are considered both for standard and atypical assumptions for the nature of charge. We have shown that four distinct behaviours of charge under space and time inversion are consistent with the invariance of Maxwell's equations under CPT and P. No prior knowledge of CPT invariance is assumed and the material is accessible to undergraduate students.