Entropic Time

Journal Article · Mon Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3573617· OSTI ID:21506987

Caticha, Ariel ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, NY 12222 (United States)

The formulation of quantum mechanics within the framework of entropic dynamics includes several new elements. In this paper we concentrate on one of them: the implications for the theory of time. Entropic time is introduced as a book-keeping device to keep track of the accumulation of changes. One new feature is that, unlike other concepts of time appearing in the so-called fundamental laws of physics, entropic time incorporates a natural distinction between past and future.

• OSTI ID: 21506987
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1305, Issue 1; Conference: 30. international workshop on Bayesian inference and maximum entropy methods in science and engineering, Chamonix (France), 4-9 Jul 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3573617; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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