title: C, P, and T invariance of noncommutative gauge theories
abstract: In this paper we study the invariance of the noncommutative gauge theories under C, P, and T transformations. For the noncommutative space (when only the spatial part of straight theta is nonzero) we show that noncommutative QED (NCQED) is parity invariant. In addition, we show that under charge conjugation the theory on noncommutative R(4)(straight theta) is transformed to the theory on R(4)(-straight theta), so NCQED is a CP violating theory. The theory remains invariant under time reversal if, together with proper changes in fields, we also change straight theta by -straight theta. Hence altogether NCQED is CPT invariant. Moreover, we show that the CPT invariance holds for general noncommutative space-time.
authors.affiliation: The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, Trieste, Italy.
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sheikh-Jabbari