The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time

The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time by H. Dieter Zeh.

The asymmetry of natural phenomena under time reversal is striking. Here Zehinvestigates the most important classes of physical phenomena that characterize the arrow of time, discussing their interrelations as well as striving to uncover a cosmological common root of the phenomena, such as the time-...

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Main Author: Zeh, H. Dieter (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edition:2nd ed. 1992.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Thermodynamics.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
Gravitation.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Physical Concept of Time
  • 2. The Time Arrow of Radiation
  • 3. The Thermodynamical Arrow of Time
  • 4. The Quantum Mechanical Arrow of Time
  • 5. The Time Arrow of Spacetime Structure and Cosmology
  • 6. The Quantization of Time
  • Epilogue
  • References.

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