Time and Entropy in the Foundations of Mechanics
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This contribution analyses the classical laws of motion by means of an approach relating time and entropy. We argue that adopting the notion of change of states as opposed to the usual derivation of Newton's laws in terms of fields a broader picture is obtained, suggesting that diverse branches of physics- classical, quantum, relativistic and statistical mechanics - turn out to be related by a common foundation.
6 pages, 3 figures; to appear in ICEE 2007, Coimbra, Portugal
6 pages, 3 figures; to appear in ICEE 2007, Coimbra, Portugal