Re: left/right symmetry, manifest or not

[Robert Cohen <Robert.Cohen@PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>]

I wrote:
> > I wouldn't blame the cross product.  I would say the
> *coordinate system* is
> > flipped in the mirror and the cross product follows suit.
to which John S. Denker responded:
> I do blame the cross product, because without the cross
> product, flipping the coordinate system wouldn't have
> any effect on the way we write the laws of physics
> (excluding weak nuclear interactions).

OK, but am I correct in stating that the cross product follows the RHR only
because we use a right-handed coordinate system?

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