The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time

This book has been thoroughly revised to include important new results. At the same time it retains the features that make it a classic text on irreversibility, and one which clearly distinguishes the latter from those time asymmetries which may be compensated for by other asymmetries. The book inve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zeh, H. Dieter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:4th ed. 2001
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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 Geometry
  • 6. The Time Arrow in Quantum Cosmology
  • Epilog
  • Appendix: A Simple Numerical Toy Model
  • References