Microscopic irreversibility and chaos

Microscopic irreversibility and chaos

The irreversibility of microscopic trajectories of particles or fluid elements does not require that the dynamical equations violate time-reversal symmetry, or that the system be coupled to a source of external noise.

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics today 2006-08, Vol.59 (8), p.8-9
Hauptverfasser: Gollub, Jerry, Pine, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chaos theory
Fluid dynamics
Particle physics
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Zusammenfassung:The irreversibility of microscopic trajectories of particles or fluid elements does not require that the dynamical equations violate time-reversal symmetry, or that the system be coupled to a source of external noise.
ISSN:0031-9228
1945-0699
DOI:10.1063/1.2349701