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View SchemaThe Time-Asymmetry and the Entropy Gap
| Authors | Roberto Aquilano, Mario Castagnino |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0008042 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0008042 |
| DOI | 10.1142/S021773239600076X |
| Journal | Modern Physics Lett. 11, 755, 1994 |
Abstract
The universe time-asymmetry is essentially produced by its low-entropy unstable initial state. Using quanlitative arguments, Paul Davies has demonstrated that the universe expansion may diminish the entropy gap, therefore explaining its low-entropy state, with respect to the maximal possible entropy at any time. This idea is implemented in a qualitative way\thinspace in a simple homogeneous model. Some rough coincidence with observational data are found
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