The Element reconstructs, analyses and compares different derivational routes to a grounding of the Arrow of Time in entropy. It also evaluates the link between entropy and visible disorder, and the related claim of an alignment of the Arrow of Time with a development from order to visible disorder. The Element identifies three different entropy-groundings for the Arrow of Time: (i) the Empirical Arrow of Time, (ii) the Universal Statistical Arrow of Time, and (iii) the Local Statistical Arrow of Time. The Element will also demonstrate that it is unlikely that high entropy states will always coincide with visible disorder. Therefore, it will dispute that there is a strong link between the Arrow of Time and visible disorder.
Les mer
1. Introduction; 2. Three ways to define randomness and disorder; 3. Two approaches to entropy; 4. Two versions of the second law; 5. Three arrows of time; 6. Conclusions; Bibliography.
This Element provides a unique tracing of the different roots of the Arrow of Time.

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ISBN
9781009500173
Publisert
2024-03-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
267 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
82

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