时间的不对称性与不可逆过程及第二定律有关吗？

Is Time's Asymmetry Related to Irreversible Processes and the Second Law?

作者信息

Ben-Naim Arieh

机构信息

Department of Physical Chemistry, Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

出版信息

Entropy (Basel). 2023 Sep 5;25(9):1297. doi: 10.3390/e25091297.

DOI:10.3390/e25091297

PMID:37761595

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10527648/

Abstract

In this article, we start by describing one of the most characteristic properties of time: "". From this property, numerous authors have concluded that irreversible processes, that proceed in one direction, must be related to time's arrow. It is shown that while time's decrease can never occur, irreversible processes can be reversed, although with extremely low probability. Similarly, it is argued that both entropy and the Second Law are , i.e., have nothing to do with either time or with time's arrow.

摘要

在本文中，我们首先描述时间最具特征的属性之一：“”。基于这一属性，众多作者得出结论，即单向进行的不可逆过程必定与时间箭头相关。结果表明，虽然时间永远不会倒流，但不可逆过程可以被逆转，尽管概率极低。同样，有人认为熵和第二定律都是，也就是说，与时间或时间箭头都毫无关系。