The ambiguous meaning of irreversibility
| dc.creator | de Hemptinne, X. | |
| dc.date | 1995-02-06 | |
| dc.date | 1999-01-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:58:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:58:32Z | |
| dc.description | Irreversibility of spontaneous macroscopic dynamics and its asymmetry with respect to the sign reversal of the variable $t$ is usually interpreted as a genuine property of complex isolated systems. Discussion of the kinetics involved in Joule's experiment concerning spontaneous expansion of a gas shows that the isolation hypothesis results from ambiguous definitions of a number of keywords. Whereas Poincaré's apparent irreversibility result from conservative Hamiltonian dynamics, full relaxation implies interaction with the outside world. Only the latter process leads to entropy change. | |
| dc.description | Latex, 4 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/chao-dyn/9502004 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/chao-dyn/9502004 | |
| dc.identifier | Reprinted from J. Tech. Phys. (Poland) 38 (1997) 231-234 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/147360 | |
| dc.subject | Chaotic Dynamics | |
| dc.title | The ambiguous meaning of irreversibility | |
| dc.type | text |