In physics, Loschmidt's paradox (named for J.J. Loschmidt), also known as the reversibility paradox, irreversibility paradox, or Umkehreinwand (from German 'reversal...
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There are reputed "paradoxes" that arise from failure to recognize this. Loschmidt's paradox, also known as the reversibility paradox, is the objection...
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Laplace's demon (section Loschmidt's paradox)
Laplace's demon has been invoked to resolve a famous paradox of statistical physics, Loschmidt's paradox. The argument is that, in order to reverse all velocities...
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H-theorem (section Loschmidt's paradox)
there must be a matching reversed state where H increases over time (Loschmidt's paradox). The explanation is that Boltzmann's equation is based on the assumption...
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the title, Loschmidt's Graphic Formulae of 1861, about the book, Chemische Studien of Loschmidt, by A. Bader. A website dedicated to Loschmidt, containing...
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Fluctuation theorem (category Physical paradoxes)
thermodynamics from time-symmetric fundamental laws is referred to as Loschmidt's paradox. The mathematical derivation of the fluctuation theorem and in particular...
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identical twin who stayed at home. Gibbs paradox: In an ideal gas, is entropy an extensive variable? Loschmidt's paradox: Why is there an inevitable increase...
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walls simply as mirror boundary conditions. This inevitably led to Loschmidt's paradox. However, if the stochastic behavior of the molecules in actual walls...
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time travel forward. Another paradox associated with the causality and the one-way nature of time is Loschmidt's paradox which poses the question how...
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mathematics concerned with a more general formulation of ergodicity Loschmidt's paradox Poincaré recurrence theorem Cherstvy, Andrey; Chechkin, Aleksei V;...
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macroscopic scale that the effects of entropy become noticeable (see Loschmidt's paradox). On average it would be expected that the smoke particles around...
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[citation needed] 1876 – Loschmidt criticises Boltzmann's H theorem as being incompatible with microscopic reversibility (Loschmidt's paradox). 1877 – Boltzmann...
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is irreversible unless extra energy is added to the system. However, a paradox arose when attempting to reconcile microanalysis of a system with observations...
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Lynden-Bell; R. M. Lynden-Bell (Nov 1977). "On the negative specific heat paradox". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 181 (3): 405–419....
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enclosing walls simply as mirror boundary conditions. This led to Loschmidt's paradox. If, however, the stochastic behavior of the molecules and thermal...
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principles in non-equilibrium thermodynamics Information metabolism Loschmidt's paradox Non-equilibrium thermodynamics Relational order theories Self-organization...
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for any N {\displaystyle N} . Isolated system Ergodic hypothesis Loschmidt's paradox Canonical ensemble Grand canonical ensemble (Historical note) Gibbs'...
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