Time asymmetry in a dynamical model of the one-dimensional ideal gas

A. D. Boozer

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Abstract

We present a simple dynamical model of the one-dimensional ideal gas and show how it can be used to introduce a number of fundamental ideas in statistical mechanics. We use the model to illustrate the role of initial conditions in explaining time asymmetry and show that although the dynamical model is time-reversal invariant, the macroscopic behavior of the gas can be time-asymmetric if the initial conditions are chosen properly.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1026-1030
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal of Physics
Volume76
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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