Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time

Abstract: I argue that opposite arrows of time, while being logically possible, cannot realistically be assumed to exist during one and the same epoch of our universe.

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Main Author: H. D. Zeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2005-09-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/7/4/199/
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spelling doaj.art-4638bcee4286442ba16bdef279208d3b2022-12-22T04:22:27ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002005-09-017419920710.3390/e7040199Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of TimeH. D. ZehAbstract: I argue that opposite arrows of time, while being logically possible, cannot realistically be assumed to exist during one and the same epoch of our universe.http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/7/4/199/time arrowfinal conditionssolvable modelscausalityretardationcosmologybig crunchblack holesquantum measurementsWheeler-DeWitt equation
spellingShingle H. D. Zeh
Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
Entropy
time arrow
final conditions
solvable models
causality
retardation
cosmology
big crunch
black holes
quantum measurements
Wheeler-DeWitt equation
title Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
title_full Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
title_fullStr Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
title_full_unstemmed Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
title_short Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time
title_sort remarks on the compatibility of opposite arrows of time
topic time arrow
final conditions
solvable models
causality
retardation
cosmology
big crunch
black holes
quantum measurements
Wheeler-DeWitt equation
url http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/7/4/199/
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