Boltzmann's Time Bomb
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8399709 |
|---|---|
| Autores | H Price (0000-0002-9091-760X, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2002 |
| Volumen | 53 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 83-119 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/53.1.83 |
| OpenAlex | W2050308866 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 17 |
| Referencias citadas | 12 |
Since the late nineteenth century, physics has been puzzled by the time‐asymmetry of thermodynamic phenomena in the light of the apparent T‐symmetry of the underlying laws of mechanics. However, a compelling solution to this puzzle has proved elusive. In part, I argue, this can be attributed to a failure to distinguish two conceptions of the problem. According to one, the main focus of our attention is a time‐asymmetric lawlike generalisation. According to the other, it is a particular fact about the early universe. This paper aims (i) to distinguish these two different conceptions of the time‐asymmetric explanandum in thermodynamics; (ii) to argue in favour of the latter; and (iii) to show that whichever we choose, our rational expectations about the thermodynamic behaviour of the future must depend on what we know about the past: contrary to the common view, statistical arguments alone do not give us good reason to expect that entropy will always continue to increase.
Boltzmann constant · Economics · Entropy (arrow of time) · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Mathematical economics · Physics · Theoretical physics · Thermodynamics · Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics · Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics · Philosophy · Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
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| Obras citantes distintas | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,71 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 15 |