Time-Irreversibility is Hidden Within Newtonian Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics
2018-09-26 v3 Chaotic Dynamics
Classical Physics
Computational Physics
Abstract
We develop a bit-reversible implementation of Milne's Fourth-order Predictor algorithm so as to generate precisely time-reversible simulations of irreversible processes. We apply our algorithm to the collision of two zero-temperature Morse-potential balls, which collide to form a warm liquid oscillating drop. The oscillations are driven by surface tension and damped by the viscosities. We characterize the "important" Lyapunov-unstable particles during the collision and equilibration phases in both time directions to demonstrate the utility of the Milne algorithm in exposing "Time's Arrow".
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@article{arxiv.1801.09899,
title = {Time-Irreversibility is Hidden Within Newtonian Mechanics},
author = {William Graham Hoover and Carol Griswold Hoover},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.09899},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
21 pages with ten figures prepared for Daan Frenkel's Festschrift celebrating his 70th Birthday