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Andreas Henriksson

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arXiv2019

On the statistical arrow of time

What is the physical origin of the arrow of time? It is a commonly held belief in the physics community that it relates to the increase of entropy as it appears in the statistical interpretation of the second law of thermodynamics. At the same time, the subjective information-theoretical interpretation of probability, and hence entropy, is a standard viewpoint in the foundations of statistical mechanics. In this article, it is argued that the subjective interpretation is incompatible with the philosophical point of view that the arrow of time is a fundamental property of Nature. The subjectivist can only uphold this philosophy if the role played by the second law of thermodynamics in defining time's arrow is abandoned.

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arXiv2019

Liouville's theorem and the foundation of classical mechanics

In this article, it is suggested that a pedagogical point of departure in the teaching of classical mechanics is the Liouville theorem. The theorem is interpreted to define the condition that describe the conservation of information in classical mechanics. The Hamilton equations and the Hamilton principle of least action are derived from the Liouville theorem.

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