Abstract
We review the transformation properties of ELKO spinors (Eigenspinoren des Ladungskonjugationsoperators) under charge conjugation, parity, and time reversal. Our calculations confirm that ELKO spinors are not eigenspinors of the helicity operator and satisfy [Formula: see text] which identifies them as a representation of a nonstandard Wigner class. However, we find that ELKO spinors transform symmetrically under parity instead of the previously assumed asymmetry. Furthermore, we demonstrate that ELKO spinors transform asymmetrically under time reversal, which is opposite to the previously reported symmetric behaviour. These changes affect the (anti)commutation relations that are satisfied by the operators acting on ELKO spinors. We are also able to show that ELKO spinors actually satisfy the same (anti)commutation relations as Dirac spinors, even though they belong to two different representations.
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