On the origin of irreversibility
Classical Physics
2025-09-25 v1
Abstract
The contradiction of micro-reversibility and macro-irreversibility is an old problem in statistical mechanics. This article argues that irreversibility is present even at the micro level because of the mechanical-electromagnetic interaction, so there may actually be no contradiction.
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@article{arxiv.2509.20117,
title = {On the origin of irreversibility},
author = {Tamás Matolcsi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.20117},
year = {2025}
}
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