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Physics Bulletin, 1971
I would like to comment on the recent article by Dr P C W Davies (April 1971 p211), in which the author discusses the direction of time's arrow. The concept of direction implies a reference frame relative to which direction can be determined.
A H Nelson, P C W Davies, D F A Edwards
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I would like to comment on the recent article by Dr P C W Davies (April 1971 p211), in which the author discusses the direction of time's arrow. The concept of direction implies a reference frame relative to which direction can be determined.
A H Nelson, P C W Davies, D F A Edwards
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American Journal of Physics, 1962
The time symmetry of the physical laws is discussed. The asymmetry in all statistical processes is found to be related to the tendency for radiation to diverge and that in turn is related to the expansion of the universe. No asymmetry is contained in the laws of electrodynamics, and the choice of the retarded potentials is not a time unsymmetrical step.
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The time symmetry of the physical laws is discussed. The asymmetry in all statistical processes is found to be related to the tendency for radiation to diverge and that in turn is related to the expansion of the universe. No asymmetry is contained in the laws of electrodynamics, and the choice of the retarded potentials is not a time unsymmetrical step.
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New Scientist
The 'arrow of time,' a concept first introduced by Sir Arthur Eddington, reflects the one-way flow of time and its association with various physical asymmetries in thermodynamics, cosmology, quantum mechanics, field theories, and beyond. Yet, the foundations of the arrow of time continues to challenge physicists and philosophers, having profound ...
Peter Pickl, Aaron Schaal
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The 'arrow of time,' a concept first introduced by Sir Arthur Eddington, reflects the one-way flow of time and its association with various physical asymmetries in thermodynamics, cosmology, quantum mechanics, field theories, and beyond. Yet, the foundations of the arrow of time continues to challenge physicists and philosophers, having profound ...
Peter Pickl, Aaron Schaal
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1998
Humanity has tried to comprehend two fundamental events since time immemorial: the birth of the universe and the emergence of life. Recently, it is claimed that these events can be understood comprehensively by means of a metaphor: the 'arrow of time.' The purpose of the present paper is twofold: (1) to build an epistemological structure that underlies
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Humanity has tried to comprehend two fundamental events since time immemorial: the birth of the universe and the emergence of life. Recently, it is claimed that these events can be understood comprehensively by means of a metaphor: the 'arrow of time.' The purpose of the present paper is twofold: (1) to build an epistemological structure that underlies
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Physical Review D, 1985
The usual proof of the CPT theorem does not apply to theories which include the gravitational field. Nevertheless, it is shown that CPT invariance still holds in these cases provided that, as has recently been proposed, the quantum state of the Universe is defined by a path integral over metrics that are compact without boundary. The observed asymmetry
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The usual proof of the CPT theorem does not apply to theories which include the gravitational field. Nevertheless, it is shown that CPT invariance still holds in these cases provided that, as has recently been proposed, the quantum state of the Universe is defined by a path integral over metrics that are compact without boundary. The observed asymmetry
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2018
Much has been said, conjectured, speculated and dreamed about the origin and evolution of the universe, by scientists and non-scientists alike. Any system of thought claiming to provide an understanding of the physical world, made some statement about the origin and evolution of the universe.
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Much has been said, conjectured, speculated and dreamed about the origin and evolution of the universe, by scientists and non-scientists alike. Any system of thought claiming to provide an understanding of the physical world, made some statement about the origin and evolution of the universe.
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The Physics Teacher, 1967
This article is taken from an introductory textbook by the author, scheduled for publication early in 1968; it represents the concluding section of a chapter on entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. It attempts to draw together the microscopic and macroscopic threads of physics as applied to the concept of time.
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This article is taken from an introductory textbook by the author, scheduled for publication early in 1968; it represents the concluding section of a chapter on entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. It attempts to draw together the microscopic and macroscopic threads of physics as applied to the concept of time.
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2021
Abstract ‘The arrow of time’ discusses where the arrow of time comes from. The fundamental laws of motion do not distinguish past and future. And yet the everyday world is full of manifestly asymmetric processes. This chapter discusses the apparent mismatch between the fundamental laws of nature and the manifest asymmetry of the everyday
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Abstract ‘The arrow of time’ discusses where the arrow of time comes from. The fundamental laws of motion do not distinguish past and future. And yet the everyday world is full of manifestly asymmetric processes. This chapter discusses the apparent mismatch between the fundamental laws of nature and the manifest asymmetry of the everyday
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1997
We are commemorating the work of a great scientist — Josef Loschmidt. Inevitably, we look at his achievements through modern eyes. My aim will not only be to look at one of his contributions, the so-called Loschmidt paradox, from my own point of view, inevitably involving more recent knowledge, but also to draw attention to the philosophical background
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We are commemorating the work of a great scientist — Josef Loschmidt. Inevitably, we look at his achievements through modern eyes. My aim will not only be to look at one of his contributions, the so-called Loschmidt paradox, from my own point of view, inevitably involving more recent knowledge, but also to draw attention to the philosophical background
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2016
We argue that if everything there is in the world is physical, then time has an objective direction. If the fundamental equations of motion are time reversal invariant we show that the direction of time cannot be explained by anything else in physics (e.g. the direction of processes in time) and therefore must be added to physics. We further argue that
Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker
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We argue that if everything there is in the world is physical, then time has an objective direction. If the fundamental equations of motion are time reversal invariant we show that the direction of time cannot be explained by anything else in physics (e.g. the direction of processes in time) and therefore must be added to physics. We further argue that
Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker
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